Take the mall to Datang

"Who said that, don't you know that the Dugu family in Yuezhou is developing very well now, the sea blue heart worn by the young master of the Dugu family is not worth 50 yuan, and Yu Gui, a businessman from Yuezhou, is the first A group of mining licenses have now built two cement roads for Yuezhou for free." The businessmen began to gossip.

"Not two, but three." Someone suddenly joined in and said.

"How do you know? Dare to ask your surname." The businessman said with some displeasure. He thought the information he got was the most accurate.

"Haha, no need for your surname, only your first name."

"You can't be Yugui, a local tyrant in Yuezhou." The businessman asked curiously.

"Exactly. I paid for the construction of the concrete roads in three streets in Yuezhou County. Although the project is not as good as the engineering team in Chang'an, it will not be a problem to use it for three to five years." Yu Gui said.

When he talked about building roads, he was a little proud. After many twists and turns, Yu Gui created a family business in middle age. He never thought that it would be his turn to get the mining authorization. Now his family property is the largest in Yuezhou No, in order to repay the support of the people of Yuezhou, he took the initiative to pay for road repairs, and recruited an engineering team. The technology may be slightly inferior, but it is considered good in Yuezhou. This time, he brought more than 300 people to participate in the construction of Daming He was selected to join in the work of building the foundation of the Daming Palace.

"It turns out to be shopkeeper Yu. We have admired you for a long time. We are businessmen from Suzhou and have heard of your reputation in Yuezhou for a long time." Several businessmen said.

Yu Gui doesn't care that he is usually very generous, and there are tens of thousands of mining workers under him. It can be said that he is the hope of Yuezhou. He can make a significant contribution to the tax revenue of Yuezhou every year. .

It's not because Yu Gui is a wealthy businessman in Yuezhou, but because he can be related to the Ministry of Economic Development through mining. Who doesn't know that the Ministry of Economic Development is a cornucopia in the eyes of officials from all over the country. good life.

After a brief chat with Yu Gui, these people know each other well. Suzhou and Yuezhou are not far away. Maybe they can meet in the future. Talking about others behind their backs, most of the famous businessmen in Datang are here today, so be careful when you speak.

When Yuan Shan came to the banquet hall, he happened to meet Yu Gui. It happened that Yu Gui really wanted to talk to Yuan Shan. This opportunity was rare, so Yu Gui said, "Yuan Pushe, I am Yu Gui, a businessman from Yuezhou. Gui, I don't know if I can talk about some things in the next time."

"Yuezhou Yugui, I remember that you were the first batch of businessmen who got the mining authorization. If you have anything to say, I would also like to know the current situation of Yuezhou." Yuan Shan said.

Although I don't have much impression of Yuezhou, it's still my mother's family, so it's good to know more about it.

"It is related to mining. The transportation from Yuezhou to Chang'an is basically carried out by horse-drawn carriage. The transportation capacity is limited and the cost is high. I heard that the Ministry of Economic Development has established a seaport in Hangzhou. I don't know if it is possible to build a seaport in Yuezhou like this. The iron ore in Cangzhou can be directly transported to the Cangzhou shipyard by sea, which can save transportation costs.” Yu Gui said.

Yuezhou, like Hangzhou, is adjacent to the sea. At the beginning, he chose to build a seaport in Hangzhou because Hangzhou’s business is relatively developed. Yuezhou is also near the sea, but the development is not very good. As for the seaport, he did not consider Yuezhou. Now he wants to I think it is still very lack of consideration.

"What you said really reminded me. I will discuss it with others after I go back and make a decision. We are both from Yuezhou, but the villagers have no hesitation in building their hometown. I have no reason not to support it. Don't do it for money if you contribute more to your hometown. It's hard to hire a worker, I'm optimistic about you." Yuan Shan said casually.

Yu Gui was a little excited, he hoped that he could get the affirmation from Yuan Shan. He felt that what he did was not in vain, and that he must do more good deeds in the future. Yu Gui thought so.

After a while, many businessmen gathered around. Yuan Shan stopped being entangled by the stars, and chatted about various things, most of them were business matters. To be honest, the projects Yuan Shan could provide them Not many, traditional industries still have to proceed step by step to accumulate wealth.

However, there are also many people who are interested in steam power. Lu Ziang from the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce wanted to buy a batch of steam engines. Yuan Shan agreed directly. Seeing that Yuan Shan is so easy-going, many businessmen also had this intention, but in the end they had no choice but to agree.

"Currently, there are only [-] steam equipments that can be sold. If you want to buy them, go to the Hepingfang store to discuss the matter with Zhang San tomorrow." Yuan Shan said.

In the end, Yuanshan was protected by the on-site maintenance personnel of the Ministry of Economic Development.

"These businessmen are so enthusiastic, why do they have the illusion of becoming a star?" Yuan Shan muttered.

Chapter 714 The Prince's Shareholding Plan

Yuanshan sold the steam engine for a reason. Since he found out that the military inspector has mastered the steam technology, he will not be able to form a monopoly in the future, so sharing it may speed up the process of industrial development.

Besides, you can earn a lot of money by selling steam engines, and use this money to invest in the zoo in Xinfeng County. In this environment that lacks entertainment, it is good to take your family to visit the zoo if you have nothing to do.

So the zoo project, which had been shelved for a long time, was put on the agenda again by Yuan Shan. Isn't it just to spend so much money?

The next day, Zhang Baojun, the county magistrate of Xinfeng County, got the exact news that the construction of the zoo was not short of money, and Zhang Baojun was responsible for the employment.

The director of the bearing factory in Rwanda was under less production pressure and at the same time took over the work of the Yuanjia Workshop. Yang Wu was sent to Xinfeng County to be in charge of preparing the zoo.

For this reason, Yuanshan also approached the prince Li Chengqian, saying that the payment for the bearing equipment could be offset by rare and exotic animals.

After the bidding meeting, the merchants dispersed separately, especially the authorized merchants left before the curfew in Chang'an City that day.

Li Chengqian led people to say that the equipment was transported away and started working directly on his Zhuangzi, but he was called back to the palace by Ma He before the equipment was installed.

At the same time, the bearing equipment was directly transported to the military supervision department, and Xin Liangchou was personally responsible for the production.

Li Chengqian was very depressed. His father hid him from making money, but he had to bear the debt. At that time, Li Chengqian didn't say anything.

So Li Chengqian went to find Yuanshan again, and he was very sympathetic when he learned of Li Chengqian's experience, and even secretly praised His Majesty's method. Is the monitoring of the prince a real protection, or is there some other intention.

"Okay, be happy, isn't it just money? I'll let you in for a while, why not like this? My zoo invites you to be the honorary director, so that you can keep the animals in the palace in the zoo, and the court will continue to pay for it." Feeding, the zoo is responsible for breeding, which also reduces the space occupied by the palace and feeding, and it is open to His Majesty and you for free, and [-]% of the zoo’s profits will be used as your share to directly repay debts, and it will serve multiple purposes.” Yuan Shan said.

Li Chengqian thought that the debt of 100 million yuan was under great pressure. He originally planned to use the production of bearings to repay it. At that time, Yuan Shandu had already promised him that he could pay in installments, and even the first payment could be postponed. Such a thing never happened. .

After thinking for a while, he agreed. Originally, he planned to steal some animals in the name of the prince, and he would be afraid that he would not be able to explain to his father later. Now that he has the honorary president of the zoo, he can also get a successful division of labor. It is used to pay off debts, and this is also his crown prince's zoo in name. It is much easier to put all the animals in the palace here. The palace does not have much space for breeding those rare animals.

"The crown prince has taken on the honorary director." Li Chengqian said in an instant, regaining the prince's aura.

"Then Prince Lao will be born. The zoo is currently under construction and it will take some time, so there is no rush." ​​Yuan Shan said.

After talking about this, Li Chengqian changed the topic back. He still wanted to discuss business matters with Yuan Shan when he came here today. He couldn't open the bearing workshop and wondered if he could get some more business from Yuan Shan.

"His Royal Highness, judging from your current situation, it is really not suitable for you to invest and do business alone. If you choose to buy shares, things may be easier to handle." Yuan Shan said.

He just said the most important thing. The emperor will not stop monitoring the prince. It is no longer appropriate to invest in the Yuan family business. The current prince has signed a debt, but choosing to find someone else to invest in the prince's face will definitely be able to It can be done, and it can also provide some convenience for businessmen, besides, let His Majesty know about this kind of cooperation, and you won’t be looking for a commission. You can’t always poach your son’s corner, can you?

"Why didn't this prince think of it?" Li Chengqian suddenly realized, he remembered that the main source of his current East Palace expenditure was some investments he made in the early days, and the Xishan side received thousands of guan every year, and the dividends from the first floor were even more.

After figuring this out, Li Chengqian's mood immediately improved.

Before Li Chengqian found Yuanshan, he was depressed. After the two chatted, his mood instantly improved, but then Zheng Qi started to have a headache.

Under the staff of the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian was the first to find Zheng Qi.

Summoning Zheng Qi in the East Palace was a great honor to the businessman, Zheng Qi was also puzzled and wondered what was going on.

"President Zheng, long time no see." Li Chengqian said.

"As a merchant in another world, His Royal Highness is very busy at court, and seeing the prince is considered a high priority." Zheng Qi said modestly, very cautious in his heart.

There must be something wrong with a merchant summoned by the royal family, and the merchant's response was quick.

Then Li Chengqian said bluntly: "I heard that Zheng's bicycle factory is very profitable."

Zheng Qi thought it was not good when he heard it. The meaning is too obvious. Doesn't it mean that he has taken a fancy to his own car factory?

"The Zheng family paid their fortune for this bicycle factory, and the business is still going well now," Zheng Qi said.

"The prince wants to ask you if you want to make the bicycle factory bigger." Li Chengqian said.

"What does the prince mean?" Zheng Qi also asked directly.

"The production of bicycle factories requires a lot of iron. Now the imperial government is very strict on iron, which leads to the low output of bicycle factories. Does it affect the income very much?" Li Chengqian said.

Production restricts sales, and the current sales of bicycles is indeed the case. How could Zheng Qi not want to increase production, so he asked: "His Royal Highness, you mean that you can get a lot of iron?"

There was a smile on the corner of Li Chengqian's mouth, the prince's joy was directly written on his face when he heard Zheng Qi's words.

"The prince wants to take a stake in the bicycle factory, so the matter of using iron can naturally be resolved." Li Chengqian said.