Borrow the day to change the day

"Master Zhong, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have made a big mistake." Emperor Chongzhen wiped the sweat from his forehead and said happily.

Yang He, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also sighed secretly at the side, but luckily he didn't say something that he had sworn to, otherwise he would have left a bad impression in front of the emperor as soon as he took office.

After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's praise, Zhong Jinwei just smiled and said: "Your Majesty is serious, even if the ministers don't say it, His Majesty and all the adults can think of it."

Wen Tiren shook his head, this Marquis Zhongxing was really looking more and more like an official.He sighed secretly, then thought of something again, and asked, "Marquis Zhongxing, will transporting artillery from the capital to the capital delay the battle on the front line?"

Zhong Jinwei thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "You can think of it this way, assuming that you agree to the establishment of an ordnance supervisor in Jinzhou, using clay molds to cast cannons. Assuming everything is going well, it will take one and a half months to two months to build a cannon About. Now the new cannon casting method is used in the capital, and it only takes a few days to make one, and it takes one or two months to transport it to Jinzhou. "

Wen Tiren nodded after listening, it seems that what Zhong Jinwei said makes sense, if you consider the old and new casting methods, in terms of time, they are actually about the same.

"It's just that if you transport it from the capital, one thing that must be considered is that on the way from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, you must be careful not to bump into Jianlu, but this can be avoided by sending Yebuxuan." Zhong Jinwei continued.

Yang He just heard Zhong Jinwei say that he had an idea in his mind. After careful consideration for a while, he felt that it was indeed a problem, so he said, "Marquis Zhongxing, if it rains, the roads will be muddy. This point still needs to be considered."

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at Yang He, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Yang is right, this point must also be considered."

He then turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Therefore, I suggest that it is better to use the old method now and repair the road from the capital to Shanhaiguan with cement."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen asked with some doubts: "Does Master Zhong mean to use the power of the people to repair it?"

Zhong Jinwei listened, and joked with a smile: "Yes, does His Majesty want to pay for the repair?"

Emperor Chongzhen was not angry at all when he heard that, he also smiled, and explained to Zhong Jinwei: "That's not what I mean, I just think the value of this road is not high, and maybe not many people will pay for it."

"No, I think the enthusiasm of the people will not be low." Zhong Jinwei shook his head and judged.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard it, he didn't understand: "Why?"

Yang He had long heard that Marquis Zhongxing had a well-developed economic mind, and many of the court's money-making measures came from his brain.Now that I am on the scene, I can't help but listen carefully.

I saw Zhong Jinwei said to Emperor Chongzhen confidently: "Your Majesty, because of the demonstration effect of the previous road construction. The most important thing is that many people did not take advantage of the road construction project before. The road construction that I suggested to issue later The funds are scarce, and many people complain because they did not buy them. Now they are using the same method to build roads. Although the people’s economic expectations for this road are relatively low, because the imperial court has stipulated its profits, it is guaranteed to make money without losing money. It's just the length of time to recover the capital and profit."

"It doesn't matter if those big merchants are unwilling to pay. Weimin Bank can issue corresponding funds for the road leading to Shanhaiguan, and state-owned enterprises will make up for the shortcomings. In addition, some people know that this road will inevitably prosper Yes, they will pay for it."

Zhong Jinwei's last words made Emperor Chongzhen very curious, and quickly asked, "Who? How did this road become prosperous?"

Wen Tiren already understood it, but Emperor Chongzhen was asking, so he didn't say anything, and let Zhong Jinwei answer, otherwise it would appear that the emperor seemed to be a little bit of something.

"For the feudal overseas affairs of the feudal king's clan, a land route was planned before, so after the Jianlu was destroyed, this road to Shanhaiguan was the only way to go. Now we start to use cement to build roads, one can be used for Transporting materials to Shanhaiguan is to prepare for the future. For the court, it kills two birds with one stone. Those vassal kings who know the situation will definitely spend this money. If they invest now, when they go to North America in a big way, it will be almost When the money comes, just use it.”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard what Zhong Jinwei said, he already remembered it.As soon as Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he turned to Wen Tiren and said, "What does Wen Qing think?"

"I think it's ok. Anyway, the imperial court has the right to supervise, and there is no pressure on money and food. More road repairs will only benefit the imperial court." Wen Tiren replied with a smile.

When he said this, he took out several memorials from his sleeve and said: "In addition, the cabinet has just received several local memorials, asking the imperial court to allow the local government to follow the example of the capital in cement road construction."

The servant on one side saw it, and hurried forward to take the memorial from Wen Tiren, and presented it to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen immediately went through several memorials and learned that these memorials were basically from the Jiangnan area.There is a lot of rain over there, and the suffering from muddy roads is also serious. Therefore, after learning about the situation of the cement road in the capital, this idea came into being and a memorial was written.

At this time, Wen Tiren saw that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have finished reading it, so he reminded again: "I estimate that there will be similar memorials in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places in the future."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, he turned to Zhong Jinwei and asked, "What do you think, Master Zhong?"

Zhong Jinwei thought for a while before answering: "Your Majesty, the infrastructure construction is of great benefit to stimulating the domestic demand of Ming Dynasty. Moreover, when the roads are repaired and the logistics are developed, the lives of the people of Ming Dynasty will be better. There is just one thing to pay attention to. , This kind of infrastructure project is the most prone to political problems, and the imperial court must supervise it well."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded repeatedly when he heard it. The rape case that started at the end of last year shocked him even though he was living deep in the palace.If it weren't for the situation, he would have peeled their skins just like Emperor Taizu did.

He thought for a while, and then said to Wen Tiren: "The road construction requested by the local government can be carried out by referring to the Zhangjiakou road, but it must be well supervised. If anyone dares to reach out, they will all be dispatched overseas to build large supply stations."

"Your Majesty is wise." Wen Tiren naturally knew how to behave, so he immediately offered a flattery.

"Okay, I will also let the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Jinyiwei and Dongchang all watch these road construction projects." Emperor Chongzhen said again.He thought that there would be inspections by various ministries led by the cabinet, coupled with the supervision of several supervisory agencies, both explicit and covert, and he believed it would be effective.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he probably sat for a long time, stretched his waist in front of several trusted officials, and then said: "The land road has been repaired, and the ship to check the supply point has also set off. Everything is being prepared in an orderly manner. I hope it goes well..."

Zhong Jinwei was taken aback for a moment, and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, you just said that the ship heading to North America to check the large supply point has already left?"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "That's right. Yesterday, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry dispatched people, and six pirates led the departure."

"Is it the three-bowed sea-going ship used by the minister to board Lai?" Zhong Jinwei asked again.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zhong Jinwei seemed rather nervous, and couldn't help becoming a little nervous. He quickly asked, "Why, is there something wrong?"