Take the mall to Datang

Yuan Shan understands what Yu Jingming means. Everyone is very cautious in employing people for this calligraphy, because Yuan Shan told him to try to use the students from the Imperial College, because those people have no work experience and it is easier to shape a blank sheet of paper. As for some bureaucratic calligraphy The Ministry of Human Economics and Development does not need it at all, what is needed is people with real talents and skills.

The status of the personnel in the Ministry of Economic Development is not too high, and the official rank is not high, but their official salary is a special case. This is what Yuan Shan deliberately told His Majesty after he left. It is a place to make money for His Majesty.

The three-year contract has not yet expired, and he still has to continue to fulfill it now, and this is why Li Shimin asked him to take over here again.

With Pu She sitting in the Economic Development Department, the status immediately becomes different. Suddenly Yuan Shan said: "Is this office a little smaller?"

"Currently, Yuanpushe has more than 200 staff members in the economic development department, among which 30 are in the capital, and there are as many as 100 in charge. We usually discuss matters at the project site. This is mainly for Saving money." Yu Jingming said.

"You have worked hard. It has been half a year since I left. Tell me about the situation and let me understand first." Yuan Shan said.

"Yuan Pushe, this is the dossier of all accounts recorded by the Ministry of Economics and Development. The Ministry of Economics and Development started from investing in waterwheels and fish ponds in Lantian County, to vegetable greenhouses, butcher shops, tea gardens and tea shops, to the current farming These are the main projects of the pig farm pork recycling project, and the Ministry of Economic Development now also sells some commodities such as cola, popsicles, barbecue seasoning, dried kelp, etc. " Yu Jingming introduced.

"The business expansion is good." Yuan Shan looked at the file. He naturally knew these things because most of them were business transactions with the Yuan family. It was a bit surprising that he didn't see any new investment projects. Only then did I know that the decisions of these people were not unreasonable.

At present, the return of funds from the Ministry of Economic Development is still very fast. The tea garden has a relatively long cycle. Now the pork shop still sells mutton and chicken, and now fish is added, which reduces the pressure on pork sales.

I also learned that the grilled fish business that started in Cangzhou is now sold in some inns in Chang'an, and although the Ministry of Economic Development has not invested in new projects, the market research has not stopped. The final data is Datang's wine The demand is constantly increasing, but the production of wine in Datang is limited, which makes the price of wine keep rising, and many wines are mixed with water. Although the taste is not good, it is better than cheap.

This matter gave Yuanshan an opportunity. The wine industry is restricted by the court, and it is not allowed to make wine privately. But this year is different. This year's grain production is very high, and the value of converting grain into wine is obviously much higher. , so how could Yuanshan let go of such a profitable matter, but the court's management on the matter of wine making is still very strict.

But it doesn't matter, so the next day, the copy of the expressive wine order written by Yu Jingming was handed over to Li Shimin.

"This is the bird's nest porridge that I ordered the imperial chef to make. Your Majesty is very distressed by working so hard day and night." Empress Changsun said.

"Well, I'll drink it here." Li Shimin said, and then he put down a booklet and picked up another one.

"Ministry of Economics and Development Yuanshan." Li Shimin became interested when he saw the name on the brochure.

When I opened it, the first sentence was that the Ministry of Economic Development and Development applied for a wine order, hoping to make wine. Not these, but he found the various strange symbols in this memorial very special.

If these strange symbols are separated by paragraphs in the text, it will make people's thinking very clear, so I read other memorials, and the difference was immediately contrasted. Looking at the rows of densely packed text, Li Shimin Eyes feel a little dizzy.

"What is this Yuan Shan doing? Come and call Yuan Shan to me." Li Shimin said.

The horse beside him was a little panicked, because it was already night, and the Guanyin servant girl beside him suddenly said: "Your Majesty, it is already late at night, your Majesty, please don't work too hard."

Li Shimin suddenly realized that he should be resting at this time, and he was still in a very full state, so he said: "Forget it, let's call Yuanshan into the palace tomorrow."

Yuanshen came out of Hou's mansion early in the morning. Today, he had agreed to inspect the fish pond. He was still waiting for Yu Jingming at the door of his house. Suddenly he saw Ma He came over early in the morning and said, "Yuan Pushe, Your Majesty invites you to enter the palace." .”

Reluctantly, Yuan Shan could only follow. After entering the palace, Yuan Shan asked Ma He, "Eunuch Ma, I don't know what your Majesty is talking about today."

What Yuan Shan thought suddenly was that the Ministry of Economics and Development's booklet yesterday was for the sake of expressing wine orders. Is it going to be done today? He thought that the Ministry of Economics and Development's start of brewing wine would definitely be a high-return project. As for Yuan Shan, he could The thought of getting the purchase price of a distillation technology and being able to make a lot of money enriched his expression.

"Your servant doesn't know either." Ma He said.

Yuan Shan didn't take it seriously, knowing that this horse was very cautious, and that even if he said something wrong, he could kill him even if he said a word wrongly, so Yuan Shan didn't make things difficult for him.

"Yuan Shan, I ask you what the strange symbols on this booklet mean." Li Shimin asked.

Yuan Shan was a little confused and said that he was asking this question, and he thought it was a matter of drinking orders, which made him happy in vain, but he began to introduce punctuation marks to Li Shimin with a very calm face.

Chapter 475

"Hahaha, so it turns out that Yuan Pushe is credited with inventing punctuation marks, how should I reward you?" Li Shimin asked suddenly.

Yuan Shan also admired the emperor's ability to learn. Unintentional things could still attract Li Shimin's attention. He thought that since the emperor had already asked and he was in a good mood at the moment, why not ask about the wine order.

"Will the matter mentioned in the memorial of the Ministry of Economy and Development of Your Majesty be accepted?" Yuan Shan asked.

Just now I was happy because of the punctuation marks, but suddenly seeing Li Shimin's face turned cold, he said, "Do you know why Datang restricted wine making?"

Seeing Li Shimin's formal question, Yuan Shan immediately said: "Because of the restriction of grain production, your Majesty's grain production in the Tang Dynasty has increased, the price of rice in the Tang Dynasty has remained stable, and the people's demand for wine is also high. Increasingly, your Majesty's application for wine orders is not only for the Ministry of Economic Development to earn a lot of money, but also for His Majesty to share the contradictions of the people's material needs."

"The contradiction between the common people's material needs, what does this mean?" Li Shimin was very curious when he heard the new words. He knew that Yuan Shan still had some reputation among the people, and the most rumored one was Yuan Shan. The good gods are always able to say something surprising.

"To put it simply, it is clothing, food, housing, use, and transportation. I think that the common people must wear clothes and eat in order to live in society. Let's have a house to live in. Going a long distance or renting a carriage or something is the basis of all these. It all comes from the material that can be provided. For example, if a person wants to travel far away, it will take a lot of time if he does not take a carriage. If there is a carriage, it will save a lot of time and will not be tired. It is said that many people have a few drinks after returning home from work every day. Not only can it relieve fatigue, but it also has the effect of warming up the body in winter. How can you have fun with five drinks when gathering with friends, so although the wine needs a lot of grain to brew, it is like that. The 'carriage' that the common people need to travel far is equally important, and now that we have enough grain to make a lot of wine in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, since this is good for everyone, why not do it." Yuan Shan explained.

"Yuan Shanzhen can always smell the stench of copper on you." Li Shimin said.

"I'm all fighting for the economic construction of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty's wine order is once again asked for approval." Yuan Shan said again. "

"Okay, I agree with this matter." Li Shimin said after a while.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will continue to fight for the Tang Dynasty's economic construction." Yuan Shan said.

When Yuan Shan returned to the Ministry of Economics and Development, he had already obtained an imperial decree. Everyone saw Yuan Shan coming in with a very cold expression. They didn't know what happened. Yu Jingming, Hao Dayi came over and asked with concern: "Yuan Pushe What's the matter, has the matter of the drinking order been cut off? In fact, it's nothing. Datang's management of drinking orders has always been very strict, so it's fine for the subordinates to focus on other items."

Yesterday, these people were still very active, but seeing Yuan Shan's expression, a fool could guess that it was not going well, Yuan Shan suddenly said, "This is His Majesty's decree, the Ministry of Economics and Development can make wine."

"what?"

"Is this true? Did His Majesty really issue a drinking order for us?"

"It's great, it's great."

Many people started to get excited, and Yuan Shan was also very happy because he had the imperial decree in his hand, not to mention paying back 100 million guan in three years, and it would be possible to achieve this goal in three months.

"Okay, it's understandable that everyone is excited, but this is not something that can make people excited for too long. After the wine order, our industry will become more and more. At that time, it will involve everything from building wineries to managing operations. I'll be busy then." Yuan Shan shouted suddenly, instantly calming down the excited people.

Suddenly he calmed down, and the Department of Economics and Development became quiet. Yuan Shan held the imperial decree in his hand and thought about something while tapping the table rhythmically with his fingers. The sudden change made the atmosphere a little tense.

After a while, Yuan Shan asked: "Hao Dayi check the accounts to see how much money has been repatriated recently."

"Jingming, with the wine order, we will start brewing wine. We need to make a good reserve of food, or invest in personnel, equipment and venues, all of which need to be inspected by people in person. Since we have such a good opportunity in our hands, we need to speed up everything. , Inform all the staff of the Ministry of Economic Development to reduce the one-day vacation, and all staff will work overtime. I want to see our winery operate as soon as possible." Yuan Shan said.

"Okay, I'll do these things right away." Yu Jingming said, then ignored the crowd and took away ten of them who didn't know what to do. Among the remaining people, there was no one who could take charge of things. Ma Zhou It is still on the way to and from the southern tea garden. For the tea garden, it is directly ranked first among the projects of the Ministry of Economy and Development. Yuan Shan intervened before, and now there are many types of tea in the Tang Dynasty, such as Eucommia tea. , Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a health-care plant drink, is said to be tea. In fact, it only has the process of making tea.

"There is also the Ministry of Economic Development that wants to set up a freight wagon team. I hope this matter can be realized as soon as possible. Now the horse-drawn carriages in Chang'an are to be snatched. We don't have our own transportation capacity and we will be delayed sooner or later." Yuan Shan said.

Hao Dayi nodded, and then Yuanshan arranged some things, most of which were for reserve materials. After a long time, Hao Dayi counted the accounts of the return of funds, and immediately said: "Yuan Pushe, return the funds now." All the funds that have been withdrawn will be released, a total of 34..."

"It's enough to say the whole number." Yuan Shan said, but there is no need for the other party to repeat it. Now 34 coins are locked in the office of the Ministry of Economic Development. From the figures, it can be seen that the development of the project during this period has been very good.

According to the current speed of capital return, it will not take three years to complete the return of 100 million yuan.

"34 is enough, contact the carpenter's workshop and the blacksmith's workshop immediately," Yuan Shan said.

Immediately after Yuan Shan explained the matter, the clerks began to implement it. Zhang Xingzhi quickly notified the street. Seeing that it was a project of the Ministry of Economic Development, he immediately began to organize manpower and began to come to Shangshu Province.

To do things is to have all kinds of resources, and then after the Ministry of Economics and Development got the wine order, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty started a discussion the next day, and even many people made notes, basically talking about food and wine Even Li Shimin didn't realize that this drinking order could cause dissatisfaction in many departments.

Chapter 476

There has just been a heavy snowfall in Chang'an, and this winter has come so suddenly. The winter of the fourth year of Zhenguan was very cold and the snow was so heavy that the horse convoy from Chang'an may not leave Jiannan Road for a while. came back.

A group of people had already gathered in front of the four big tables in the self-service hotpot shop on the second floor of the Hepingfang store. The lively atmosphere made the people in the room forget the scene of heavy snow outside.