Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 489 Changes in the Capital (2)

It seems easy to change the Ming Dynasty, but it is very difficult to do it. First of all, the first thing is that there are enough talents in various fields, so that Emperor Chongzhen will be stuck.

Not to mention anything else, just say that the various types of craftsmen involved in the industry do not have enough technical talents. This is still the original industry of the manual assembly line.

As far as the Ming Dynasty of the Chongzhen Dynasty was concerned, nothing could be accomplished overnight. The Emperor Chongzhen needed a stable environment and a lot of time to settle down. Only when these two prerequisites were met, could he rely on the current situation to gradually increase productivity. Cultivate various types of talents.

"Old man, from your accent, you don't look like a person from the capital." Emperor Chongzhen took a sip of strong bitter tea, frowned slightly, looked at the old tea stall who was not busy, and said, "Are there a lot of tea stalls opened in Fucaifang?" ? I think there are quite a few people resting here."

"This master, the little old man is from Shangzhou, Xi'an Prefecture."

The old man said with a smile: "There is no way to survive in my hometown. I know that our Emperor Ming said that there is no need to be afraid of disasters in Shanshan and Shanxi, and that there is food in Zhili to keep people alive, so he escaped with the crowd.

It's also because our Ming emperor is kind, not as greedy as the magistrates. Back then, the little old man's family was really scared, afraid that they would be blocked from entering Zhili. "

Listening to what the old man said, Emperor Chongzhen had an ugly look on his face. Corrupt officials are indeed a big cancer of Ming Dynasty. If the administration of officials cannot be rectified as soon as possible and the official circles all over the world are thoroughly investigated, the people in that place will not live well.

"As for the tea stalls, there are indeed quite a few, more than 300."

The old man continued: "It was Yin Kai'en of Shuntian Mansion who gave us old fellows a way to survive, and it could also help the family reduce some burdens.

A copper coin, drink whatever you want.

Although I don’t earn much, there are many people who come in and out every day, and I can earn a lot, but there are too many rules, what is it called, yes, hygiene!It has to be done well, otherwise the stall will be closed. "

"Is there nothing else besides this tea stand?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "I've come all the way and found that Fucaifang has changed a lot compared to before."

"Why not?"

The old man smiled and said: "There are pancake stalls, noodle stalls, meat stalls, etc. The people working in Fucaifang are all from various companies.

Earn wages by working hard.

What is amazing is that these firms pay daily wages and will never be in arrears, and none of the lords of those firms dare to default in arrears.

The officials of the Shuntian government office came here to inspect every day, and if they found anyone who dared to pay in arrears, they would be fined immediately. "

Emperor Chongzhen was clear about what the old man said.

Most of the young and strong people working here in Fucaifang are people who fled from Shanshan and Shaanxi. They are afraid of themselves. If they don't give them more peace of mind, it will be impossible to resettle them well.

Reconstructing the capital city was something that Emperor Chongzhen had been planning and doing. After all, the population of the capital city is very large now. If the poor living environment is not remodeled, many problems will inevitably arise.

"My lord, are you also here to see?"

The old man seemed to be talking, "For more than a month, many people have come to Fucaifang. I heard that it is the Shuntian government office, and all the squares in the outer city of our capital will be rebuilt.

Previously, Sun Qingtian would come to Fucaifang to inspect the building every two days to see the construction, but these days, the little old man has never seen him again.

Speaking of it, Sun Qingtian is really courageous enough. There are quite a lot of people living in the various squares in the outer city. If it is all rebuilt, how much money will it cost. "

"I just came here to take a look."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said, "Okay, old man, I've finished this tea, so don't bother me, let's go first."

Seeing this, Wang Chengen at the side took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to the old man.

"Hey, I can't afford the money."

Seeing this, the old man waved his hand and said: "Just thirty copper coins is enough, it's too much, the little old man can't find it."

Wang Cheng'en didn't explain much, and directly stuffed it into the old man's hand, and then ran in the direction where Emperor Chongzhen was walking, making the old man a little dumbfounded.

"Do you know about Sun Chuanting's construction of the various squares in the outer city?" Emperor Chongzhen said as he walked, "Why don't I know anything about it?"

"There is a memorial that has been submitted."

Wang Chengen hurriedly explained: "The slaves have submitted it to the imperial court, but at that time the emperor was busy managing the government, so this memorandum..."

"Ah."

Emperor Chongzhen thought of something, and said: "You should pay more attention to the construction of the various squares in the outer city, and report it in time if you encounter any problems.

If there is no problem, let Sun Qing handle it by himself.

However, if this happens, the demand for cement will probably increase a lot. "

"It will indeed increase a lot."

Wang Chengen said: "Previously, the Chuanhai Federation has sold some of the cement production technology, and they are all people who have withstood the inspection of Jinyiwei.

These people planned to build a batch of cement kilns in the Gyeonggi area.

In addition, Huangzhuang has also selected a batch of new areas, and is stepping up preparations..."

If you want to increase productivity, you must develop into a large-scale industry. Daming in this period needs such an industry, even if there will be exploitation, you have to go.

Emperor Chongzhen knew in his heart that once private capital intervened, it would inevitably lead to exploitation, but if he wanted to improve all of this, he could only promote the corresponding legislation after the scale was formed.

If Daming needs to change, he has to go through some things.

"Afterwards, the internal factory will arrange a group of people to secretly investigate the actual situation of those groups who purchase industrial technology in various places."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to Wang Chengen and said, "Whether there is harsh treatment, oppression, or exploitation, we must secretly investigate clearly.

You can find some folk people, hire them, and do these things secretly. I want to know the situation in this regard. "

"Here!"

Wang Chengen bowed immediately.

Although the time of this micro-service private visit was not long, the places we visited were mainly in Fucaifang, but for Emperor Chongzhen, he saw a different change.

At least under the premise that the imperial court is fighting for power and profit, and constantly calculating, the local area has begun to change accordingly.

Emperor Chongzhen really wanted to see what kind of changes Zhili would usher in when Lu Xiangsheng built a system around Beizhili.

Even on Xu Guangqi's side, the high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes cultivated by Xu Guangqi will be promoted among the people next year, and the food shortage crisis belonging to Ming Dynasty will usher in corresponding improvements and changes.

(End of this chapter)