Daming: I asked you to supervise the country, Daming is all crazy?

Chapter 102 Daming First Construction Group Company
Build official roads with cement!
This kind of thing is naturally in Zhu Zhanji's consideration.

But food needs to be eaten bite by bite, and the road needs to be walked step by step. Not to mention other things, the most basic condition for road construction is to have such a group of people who can master the use of cement and craftsmen who can build bridges and build roads. is the most important.

Without these craftsmen, even if the cement road is built, there will be problems of one kind or another.

It is not a simple knowledge just to measure the topography and choose the route.

Without a group of experienced craftsmen and talents, even if you want to build roads, there are many difficulties, and there will be constant problems after repairs.

This is obviously not what Zhu Zhanji wants to see.

So Zhu Zhanji thought very clearly, everything starts from the simplest, and then step by step from simple to difficult, until the craftsman's skills are achieved, everything will come naturally.

Instead of launching these projects directly without any foundation.

Otherwise, it is very likely that the project will be scrapped due to insufficient technology.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji shook his head, and said with a smile: "There is no rush for this matter, and the official affairs will be dealt with after Yingtian's affairs are resolved, but there is one thing, I think it is necessary to do it now .”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's previous words, Zhou Chen felt a little disappointed. This was not the first time that His Royal Highness said "no rush" to him.

This was the case with the telescope last time. He didn't think about food and drink for a long time, but he still couldn't understand how the telescope was made.

However, His Royal Highness Taisun seemed to have forgotten about it since then, without mentioning a word.

He wanted to ask several times, but couldn't find the right time, so that until now, he didn't know if His Royal Highness still remembered such a thing as a telescope.

Now hearing His Highness the grandson say "no hurry", he felt that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuchs were in a hurry.

But when he heard the second half of the sentence, he was still shocked, and immediately looked at Zhu Zhanji, and asked, "Please give orders, Your Highness Grandson!"

"Well, it's hard to say at this time, and it's not easy to say easy!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded, calmed slightly, and said: "Now you are in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, so I want to carry out some reforms on the Ministry of Industry, and I want to ask your opinion first!"

"reform?"

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Zhou Chen was taken aback for a moment, and then his breath became stagnant.

Since ancient times, reform has not been a trivial matter. In ancient times, there was Shang Yang's reform, and in Song Dynasty, there was Wang Anshi's new policy.

But the endings of the two are not very beautiful. One reform succeeded, but died under his own reform, and the other failed. Although there was no fear of life, he was depressed all his life.

So when Zhu Zhanji talked about reforms, Zhou Chen still felt a little bit twitched in his heart.

I'm afraid that His Majesty the grandson, who has always been restless and routine, will come up with something shocking to the world.

At that time, His Highness the grandson, relying on his status as the grandson, can completely push two five six, but if he dies, he might end up with Wang Anshi.

At this time, when he looked at Zhu Zhanji, he was inevitably worried.

Zhu Zhanji didn't know Zhou Chen's thoughts, and he wouldn't care if he knew it. Reform is reform, and reform is reform.

As long as we insist on uniting a large group of people and cracking down on a small group of ideas, there will basically be no problems with any reforms or reforms.

Glancing at Zhou Chen with a tangled face, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal. I just plan to form a new department under the Ministry of Industry, or a company!"

Hearing that only a new department was formed, Zhou Chen was slightly relieved.

As long as the Ministry of Household Affairs is not completely reformed, it is fine. It is just a new department. For most people, as long as it does not violate their own interests, this is a good thing. After all, a new department means a new official position.

But then he was a little confused: "Company?"

It's not a familiar name,

Although it is not uncommon in Daming to use Si as the suffix of a department, it is more common in the army or localities.

It's just the word "company". As a Jinshi and the first degree, he is well-informed.

I know that in the "Datong" and "Lie Ci Zhuan" of Confucius, there is an explanation of this word:
"The public: the wealth of several people, the manager: the meaning of operation."

At the same time, Zhuangzi once said: "Aggregate disadvantages to become high, combine small to become large, and merge to become public. This is called a company."

Just based on his understanding of His Royal Highness in front of him, he feels that this company is not that simple.

Looking at Zhu Zhanji with a smile on his face, Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't hold back, and asked, "His Royal Highness, I don't know what the word company means?"

"Company!"

Zhu Zhanji thought about it for a while, and a sentence suddenly came to his mind, and then he said: "For the company, dozens of merchants invest and operate, and if they go out, they will work together, and if they return, they will share the cost evenly. The situation is big and united."

These words were said by Wei Yuan of the Qing Dynasty in "Chi Hai Pian IV", and they were originally used to describe the English East India Company.

Zhu Zhanji felt that it was just right to explain to Zhou Chen the company he planned to start.

Seeing Zhou Chen who was frowning and lost in thought after hearing the words, Zhu Zhanji smiled and continued:
"The company I plan to set up under the Ministry of Industry is jointly established by the royal family and the Ministry of Industry. It is called the Daming First Construction Group Company. It is responsible for undertaking various construction matters of the imperial court, and secondly, it can also contact the private sector. Everything to do with construction."

"All operations of the company are independent of the Ministry of Industry, but it belongs to the Ministry of Industry in name, supervised by the Ministry of Industry, provides technology, and craftsmen, and the royal family is funded and operated, and is not responsible for the operation. The Ministry of Industry shares dividends together."

After a slight pause, looking at Zhou Chen who was still a little unresponsive, Zhu Zhanji continued:

"Like the reconstruction of dilapidated houses and the construction of cement roads this time, I will report this matter to the emperor in the future. After the emperor agrees, the Ministry of Industry will be in charge of coordinating the matter and contracting this matter to Daming No. [-] Construction The group company will then negotiate with the company. After negotiating a suitable price, the household department will approve all the funds and allocate part of it as an advance payment. After the company undertakes the project, it will start construction after receiving the advance payment. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for the inspection, and after confirming that everything is qualified, the Ministry of Households will settle the remaining funds again!"

What Zhu Zhanji said was not very detailed, but after basically explaining the concept of contractor clearly, Zhou Chen also roughly understood what Zhu Zhanji meant.

I couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

This Daming No. [-] Construction Company doesn't seem to have changed at first glance.

It's just that there is an extra department under the Ministry of Industry.

In the future, for all matters related to the Ministry of Industry and construction, the Ministry of Industry will only be responsible for the overall planning and final review and inspection, while the construction will be in charge of the Daming No. [-] Construction Company.

But thinking about it carefully, Zhou Chen found that this matter was not simple.

Because this Daming No. [-] Construction Company still belongs to the Ministry of Industry in name, but all operations have nothing to do with the Ministry of Industry.

The only role of the Ministry of Industry is to assign tasks to the construction company and check whether the projects constructed by the construction company are qualified.

Even the matter of contacting the household department is all taken care of by this company.

All the money approved by the Ministry of Households has nothing to do with the Ministry of Industry, and all of it is directly handed over to this so-called company by the Ministry of Households.

However, the company's profits are shared by the Ministry of Industry and the royal family.

Zhou Chen couldn't help thinking carefully about the pros and cons.

Needless to say, after the establishment of this company, the various tasks of the Ministry of Industry will become clear, and the status will even be slightly improved, but at the same time, the existence of the company is also dividing the original rights that belonged to the Ministry of Industry.

For him, the current left servant of the Ministry of Industry, the de facto leader, this is obviously not a completely good thing.

Only in this way, the responsibilities are clearly defined, and various government affairs must be completed more effectively, and at the same time, unnecessary money consumption and even hidden corruption can be avoided.

The pros and cons are very clear, Zhou Chen just thought about it, then nodded and said:

"His Royal Highness, I believe that the establishment of Daming No. [-] Construction Group Company is very necessary. The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is full of hustle and bustle for profit. With benefits, it will definitely make the construction company responsible Things become more efficient and faster.”

"So, you have no objection?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled, and felt that it was indeed a clever move for him to let Zhou Chen be the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Regardless of Huang Fu's affairs, Zhou Chen is actually the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but Zhou Chen can be said to be single-handedly promoted.of.

For Zhu Zhanji's order, they will naturally stand in the same camp.

In this way, even if some things about Zhu Zhanji are harming his interests, the natural camp makes him think about the pros and cons of this matter and the benefits it will bring to Zhu Zhanji.

After thinking clearly about these things, I will then think about my own interests, and then calculate the gains and losses of this matter. Is it worthwhile?

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Zhou Chen smiled bitterly and said, "This move is a good thing for the country, and I dare not stop it!"

Zhu Zhanji smiled when he heard the words, nodded and said: "It's best for you to think so, I don't think every little minister of the Ministry of Industry is your end, you should pay more attention to the affairs of the Ministry of Industry , the Ministry of Industry is not what you think. It is the bottom of the six departments. You will find out how important the Ministry of Industry is to Daming in the future. You only need to remember one sentence, no one in this world can live without it artisan!"

Zhou Chen's heart trembled when he heard the words, and he immediately bowed and said: "I will remember the teachings of His Royal Highness Taisun!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded and continued: "In addition, the first person in charge of the Daming First Construction Group Company, I also plan to let you take charge. After the specific framework is set up, I will select some suitable people and arrange them. !"

"The minister obeys the order!"

When Zhou Chen heard the words, he immediately bowed in response.

(End of this chapter)