Take the mall to Datang

"Brother three Wen Qian wait for me to go with me every day."

"Let's go too."

Many people joined the team one after another after hearing about the matter, and there were already people registering at the gate of the county government office.

Gao Chunxing and others were in charge of the registration, which was divided into a table.

The governor of Lanzhou, Zhang Wenyi, maintained the registration order. The people in Lanzhou were surprised that the governor helped maintain the order, and the crowd at the gate of the county government attracted the attention of the people.

Yuan Shan, Yu Jingming and others were discussing how to distribute the recruits at the big table at the entrance of the county government office. After several days of preparation, the engineering team had planned the office building, dormitory building and other projects to be built.

Originally, according to Yuan Shan’s intention, a cement kiln was to be built in Lanzhou to supply cement, but after inquiring about the cement wall of the railway station, I found out that the people from the Ministry of Industry had already built a small cement kiln and brick kiln in Lanzhou. It is much more convenient to find a place to supply materials, and the cement kiln started to operate under Yuan Shan's intervention.

"The small cement kiln of the Ministry of Industry may not be able to meet the demand, we still need to make preparations in advance." Yuan Shan said.

Yu Jingming said: "The Ministry of Economic Development wants to build cement kilns and brick kilns by itself?"

"That's right, you can't completely rely on the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce for everything. You still have to rely on yourself for some things." Yuan Shan said.

Yu Jingming immediately understood that although Yuan Shan had the final say in the Ministry of Economic Development, the industry belonged to the imperial court, so it would not involve the contract between the Yuan family and the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce, so it didn't matter what they did.

Qin Yu came over with the list of the first batch of statistics: "This is the first batch of 3000 people who signed up."

Yu Jingming was in charge of this matter and immediately asked Qin Yu to organize people to take the man to the construction site.

A large group of people went to rush to work. There was no wages for the first day of work, but meals were provided. The working hours were stipulated and no one would be allowed to work beyond the time limit. In terms of managing workers, the people from the Ministry of Economic Development All very experienced.

Then there will be the recruitment of the second batch of workers. The salary of the cement kiln is higher than that of the construction workers. They all explain the situation clearly and let them sign up voluntarily. However, there is a limit on the number of people in this group, only a few dozen people.

The reason why there are so few is that the construction of cement kilns was sent to Chang'an City along with the train returning to Chang'an.

The Ministry of Economic Development invites bids, and anyone with money can invest in everything. The first bidding project is cement kiln cooperation. Invest in the construction of cement kilns and then get investment shares. Once the news spread, people from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce couldn't sit still.

In the office, Zheng Yiyi, Wei Da, and Gong Shunan began to discuss.

"What's going on here, Yuan Pushe is going to do this." Wei Da asked.

Zheng Ruan said: "The letter from Lanzhou said that the construction of cement kilns in Lanzhou is of a regional nature, and such cement kilns will not be opened in other places. The technology is in the hands of the Ministry of Industry. What they need is investment."

"President, why are you so calm? Even so, the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce can completely complete the construction of the cement plant by itself." Gong Shunan said.

Zheng Manfu was very calm, and then took out the letter from the Economic and Development Department and handed it to them.

"Let's take a look. In fact, the cement kiln construction in Lanzhou does not have much impact on us. It can be said that this is a means of saving costs." Zheng satisfied.

Gong Shunan looked at it first, then calmed down and said, "Such a cost price is not profitable at all."

"So there will be no conflict with our business. This is completely used for the construction of Lanzhou City. The share of the businessmen who invest refers to the income after the cement flows out of the market. How much cement production can a Lanzhou City share? What we need to do now is to let the cement kilns of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce cover every state capital in Datang." Zheng satisfied.

Many people want to do this kind of industrial expansion, but it is not easy, because output and demand are related.

"Do we really not care about things in Lanzhou?" Gong Shunan asked.

Zheng Manfu thought for a while and said, "Didn't you say that you can invest? In this case, we can invest for a while. There is no harm in anyhow."

Wei Da said at this time: "I think we should pay attention to the affairs of Lanzhou. Yuan Pushe said that he wants to build Lanzhou into a metropolis, and there will be many opportunities to promote business. We have no reason to give up."

"Well, you are right." Zheng said with satisfaction.

"Although this is the case, we still have the construction plan of Lantian County in our hands, so we shouldn't be distracted." Gongshu Nan said.

Zheng Manfu said: "The stalls of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce are too big, and the workers from the coastal wharf are being dispatched one after another. We are also a little short on manpower. Gongshunan, you bring [-] guan to Lanzhou for investment in Lanzhou. Whether it is cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development or the independent operation of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce, let's adapt to the situation."

Chapter 694 The Third Locomotive

In Chang'an City, many people were sitting in the halls of the mansions of various wealthy families to discuss.

At Lu Guogong's mansion, Cheng Zhijie was discussing with the Cui family. The Cui family was born in the Qinghe Cui family and knew a lot about business matters. The Cheng family's business was basically managed by the Cui family.

"Ma'am, what do you think of this matter?" Cheng Zhijie asked.

"This is a good thing, not to mention how much money it can make, in the name of supporting the construction of Lanzhou, Cheng Mansion has to pay." Cui said.

Cheng Zhijie immediately laughed and said: "Hahaha, the old man thinks so too, so it's not just a businessman's business, as the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, he can invest money justifiably, and doing business with Yuanshan is profitable. No compensation, ma'am, tell me how much we should pay."

"Didn't you hear that Yuanshan wants to build Lanzhou into a metropolis, but he still needs cement? At least this amount." Cui stretched out two fingers and said.

"So many." Cheng Zhijie was a little surprised.

There are also many court officials who are also discussing this matter.

Businessmen are relatively indifferent, and they are very clear about the profits they get. No matter how large the investment scale is, the dividends that can be earned from such an open bidding investment are actually not high, and the cycle is relatively long.

Xue Kai made it very clear.

"Husband, don't our Xue family think about this matter, we missed a lot of opportunities last time." Xue Kai's wife said.

Even though Xue Kai is an old man but an old couple and young wife, Xue Kai is a little moved when he hears Jiaoqi say that.

"The return on investment is not great, but it can win Yuan Shan's goodwill." Xue Kai muttered.

He didn't want to do it, but he hesitated.

The news in the palace was different. Li Shimin was almost petrified when he read Yuan Shan's memorial.

"500 million guan, hum." Li Shimin threw the memorial on the table and didn't want to pay attention to it.

The only thing in Yuanshan's memorial is to apply for construction funds. The amount is so huge that he doesn't want to deal with this matter, and wants to let him toss.

"Your Majesty." Ma He hesitated to speak.

"Forget it, I know the situation in Lanzhou very well, let's spread the news." Li Shimin sighed.

Ma He responded immediately.

It is impossible for Yuanshan to embarrass Li Shimin, but it does not mean that he will give up the construction, so the second plan is that if the construction funds are not available from the court, then the only way to raise funds is to change.

The next day, the emperor issued an order to support Lanzhou, support businessmen to develop in Lanzhou and open the Lanzhou railway appropriately. Of course, using the train is not free, but it is much cheaper than hiring a horse-drawn carriage.

The merchants in Chang'an have cheered up, but more people have the idea of ​​workers. What Lanzhou lacks most now is workers, so the people are not doing their jobs properly. They have a large number of people in their hands, so another A collective employment situation emerged, and Yang Shan was the first to take the lead in responding.

In the next few weeks, more people gathered in Lanzhou. Many businessmen became foremen. Most of them went to the surrounding counties after arriving in Lanzhou to spread the news. Can it be profitable.

The businessman's method is to save the management part, so Yuanshan is willing to pay the extra part of the management fee, so contractors are born one by one, and a large number of small traders begin to transform.

In the end, there were more than 600 contractors in a team of tens of thousands of people. Yuanshan people only need to tell these contractors if they find a problem. They will bear all the consequences of violations and failures. Do things are very serious.

The investment of tens of thousands of people has made Lanzhou city lively, and the demand for materials has also increased, especially the purchase of the canteen on the construction site. The local grain merchants have almost sold out the rice in the warehouse.