Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 345 Liaodong news
Zhang Heling took the letter over, seeing his younger brother coming out first, Zhang Heling's mood was not so beautiful, but he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction.

He knew that what happened this time was arranged by the prince in front of him.In fact, his family has been blamed for a lot in the past few years, and he is a little scared of the blame. If the family has been prosperous all the time, he would have been scared to death.

It's just that Zhang Heling also knows that there are some things that neither he nor his family can choose, just like the nobles and relatives in the capital this time, everyone has no choice.

Your nephew and grandson are working in the Black Dragon Army and studying in the Martial Arts Academy. The future of the family is in the hands of His Royal Highness. Your family's wealth, whether it is operating the salt and iron mines, or buying pastures and textiles in Liaodong, It's all paved by His Royal Highness, and you can't do without His Highness's Qiqi Zhai for the things you want to sell.

In addition, if you want to get the construction of the Northwest this time, you must also get the permission and support of His Royal Highness, otherwise you will have no chance.

Unknowingly, the whole nobles and relatives were tied to His Highness the Crown Prince. No one could resist, and no one dared to resist, because your wealth and life were tied to His Highness the Crown Prince.

Of course, no one wants to resist, why should they resist?Isn't this a bad day?
The family is getting richer and the nephews are getting more and more promising.

"The younger brother just did what he should do, and he should not be praised by His Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang Heling handed back the letter in his hand and said hastily.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said with a smile: "Everything in this palace will be rewarded for meritorious service. This time, there is a business that can be entrusted to you in the northwest."

Zhu Houzhao was talking about burning bricks and cement.

This time in the construction of the Northwest, Zhu Houzhao plans to abandon the traditional wooden structure buildings.Countless people in later generations are advocating ancient buildings, but the cost of those things is too high, and the damage to the ecological environment is too great.

Whether it's quarrying or logging, it's all too difficult.Coupled with the high transportation costs, Zhu Houzhao gave up decisively and directly used masonry concrete for construction.

In this way, a material provider is needed. Not to mention other things, the raw materials needed for the buildings in the four cities in the northwest will be gone. This is a business that can make people earn a lot of money. .

Naturally, Zhu Houzhao would not take advantage of others, and it would be good to do for his uncle.When this construction method is spread out, Shou Ninghou is estimated to become the largest supplier of building materials in Ming Dynasty.

"I have already explained the matter to the master craftsman who came with me. You can go find him, but I have to keep him. You can send someone to learn." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile on his face. .

The craftsmen of the Eighth Bureau in recent years are definitely in high demand. Some craftsmen who were released because of old age were immediately snapped up.

Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning in front of him, has done this. The employment fee of 10 taels of silver hit a record high and shocked countless people at the same time.

At the same time, everyone also recognized a kind of person, they are called the masters of the Eighth Bureau.In recent years, the status of craftsmen has risen. Everyone is cultivating craftsmen, and good craftsmen want to go to the eight bureaus for gold plating.This is what Zhu Houzhao is happy to see.

As for the current masters of the Eighth Bureau, no one dared to hire or tease them, and no master of the Eighth Bureaus dared to leave their jobs. Zhu Houzhao didn't need to say this.

But the person in front of him is not among them, the master craftsman I brought, if I don't take it seriously, I guess he will become a member of their Shouning Hou Mansion when I go back.

"I understand." Zhang Heling nodded, but he sighed in his heart that his prince's nephew was really impeccable.

What I was thinking about just now was to get this great craftsman to myself.If it really doesn't work, if I go to the palace to beg my sister, the prince's nephew will say nothing at that time.

But I didn't expect that just as I had this idea, the road was already blocked by the prince's nephew.

Since the crown prince's nephew has already said it, if he still goes to the palace to ask for it, then he is ignorant of flattery, and he cannot do this.

Seeing Zhang Heling's aggrieved look, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Okay, there are three master craftsmen in the Eighth Bureau who are going to retire this time, and I will give it to you after returning to Beijing."

When Zhang Heling heard this, he was overjoyed immediately, and said quickly: "Then thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, just finish the errands."

After Zhang Heling left, the smile on Zhu Houzhao's face gradually subsided, and he began to think about other things in his heart.

Although there are many major events in the northwest, Zhu Houzhao basically doesn't need to worry too much. Wang Shouren is in charge of the military reform, so what can we learn from it?

As for the recruitment of refugees, Zhu Houzhao is not worried at all. Once the construction of Yinchuan starts, businessmen will need to hire a lot of labor, and they will go to find refugees themselves.

Because there is no better worker than a refugee.Certainly not tenant farmers, if they want to cultivate land, if you go to other people’s tenant farmers, they will not be anxious to you?

Other than that, there are only refugees left. How nice it is to be a refugee, there is nothing, just recruit them with money.

This was also deliberately arranged by Zhu Houzhao, so that the refugees would naturally return, and the refugees from other places would also be attracted to the northwest.Homeland is difficult to leave among the refugees, there is no such thing as homeland.When the city is built, these refugees will become the businessmen's workers or the workshop workers.

These people will become the first batch of workers in Ming Dynasty. As time goes by, industry and commerce will become more and more developed, and there will be more workers, and more and more people will leave the land.

Of course, the problem of food still needs to be solved. Apart from the planting base in the northeast, other places must also be solved, such as the south.

"After taking care of the problems in the north, the south should also be solved!" Zhu Houzhao sighed softly, stood up and stretched his muscles and bones.

From the time I traveled to the present, five years have passed.I have done a lot of things in the past five years. The first five-year plan has been achieved. After the military reform in the Northwest is completed, the military reform in the Nine Frontiers is basically completed.

When the reform of the Nine Frontier Army is completed and the Mongol problem is resolved, you can start heading south by yourself.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help feeling relieved in his heart, life is better!

"His Royal Highness, a document from Liaodong." Liu Jin walked in from the outside, and respectfully handed over a document to Zhu Houzhao.

Did something happen in Liaodong?

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand to take the document, unfolded it for a look, and suddenly felt a little ironic in his heart.

Is this actually a request for help, or a battle report?
But Zhu Houzhao knew that what was said here was all false.

(End of this chapter)