Take the mall to Datang

Chapter 911

"Speed ​​up the construction of the railway, I really want to see it, but the investment in the railway is huge. The construction in the past two years has cost a lot of money. If we build another iron factory, I am afraid that the expenditure will increase." Li Shimin hesitated.

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the main responsibility of the Ministry of Economic Development is to develop the economy. As far as I know, it is good that they have a way to raise funds. It is not a bad idea to let businessmen invest in the construction, and the people of the Tang Dynasty and the court will benefit from it." .”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up. Wasn't the Ministry of Economics and Development raising funds for the last attack on Fusang? The Ministry of Economics and Development still owes money, so what if he owes it again? Anyway, he doesn't need to pay it back, let alone the court.

"It's a way." Li Shimin muttered to himself.

The key is that this time there is not only one steel factory, it is related to the development of Lanzhou. Yuanshan's intention is very clear that he will build a railway from Lanzhou directly to Songzhou and Jiannan Road. The investment in the project is huge, and the project is not several thousand It is impossible to win Wanguan. It is obvious that this guy wants to make things bigger. What about the ownership and management rights of the railway? Can the court buy it?

The Ministry of Economic Development is originally a department of the imperial court. Even if it is excluded from the six ministries, it is still the imperial court. There is no need to think too much about the ownership of the railway, but the Ministry of Economic Development will definitely not let go of the operating rights. It will cost a lot of money to buy it.

But he is not reconciled to not building, and he still dislikes this kid who is used to making troubles, but he has to tolerate it.

Li Shimin was thinking about things. This year's tax revenue has increased a lot compared to last year. Commercial development has filled the national treasury. The benefits brought by the opening of the Chang'an-Luoyang railway have been huge. The goods sold by the merchants in the two cities are almost equivalent, and there is no price increase for the top-grade products in Luoyang, which shows that the development levels of the two cities are considered balanced.

Chang'an has less land and more people. With such a powerful transportation tool, the demand for food is not obvious. Luoyang has an advantage because of its well-developed waterways, but it needs a huge amount of money to develop.

Otherwise, he might have moved the capital to Luoyang long ago.

"Let that boy Yuan Shan do the work, there is always something to do in a peaceful and prosperous age." Li Shimin said.

Changsun Wuji said in his heart that what Yuanshan does is to spend money non-stop. The more the Ministry of Economic Development invests, the harder it is for the imperial court to control. Just like now, it is almost out of touch with the imperial court, and the imperial court pays for a railway. Tens of millions of money, let him continue to do it, and the national treasury may be able to use the Ministry of Economics and Development in the future.

Changsun Wuji is in power, he thinks about many things, and he understands the benefits of business development the most. Because of this, he doesn't want to agree. The iron factory needs a lot of coal and iron ore to refine the rails. Coal is easy to say As for iron ore, increase mining to meet supply

When the rails are produced and delivered to the imperial court, the price will definitely be more expensive. The railroad is pieced together section by section, so it is up to him how much it will cost.

Because of the advantages of the railway, as the emperor, he definitely hopes to be able to extend in all directions, but it needs a lot of money to buy and pay.

On this matter, Changsun Wuji was really thinking about the Li family. If it was Cheng Zhijie, he would have agreed to it long ago, because they can participate in the intrusion. Wouldn't it be better for the family to share the money at that time.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that only the eldest grandson Wuji is worthy of the status of the first brother in the dynasty, and for Li Shimin, the Ministry of Economic Development is related to his interests, and it is even more inseparable from the Li family.

Most of the income of the royal underwear comes from the industry, and so much money is enough for the Li family's royal family to protect themselves.

Thinking of the power of the imperial court that is undergoing transformation, if there is such a thing, it can divert the attention of the ministers.

Just a month ago, the Beiya Imperial Army expanded to 1 people, still adopting the strategy of cultivating elite soldiers, and the Ghost Hunter Cavalry was separately drawn out to form a teaching group on its own.

The number of firearms has tripled, and the logistical material reserves are huge. If it is going through a Tubo battle, these 1 people will not be afraid to face 10 people in a defensive situation. This is the case in theory, but in practice Firearms need to be controlled by someone. 1 people seem to be a lot, but in fact, there is not much in a battle.

In particular, there are still [-] cavalry. If you want to solve the shortcoming of the small number of people, you can only expand here.

The expenditure of the treasury is mainly for raising soldiers and horses, but according to the fixed-ratio development plan, it is doing very well in a subtle way, and there are no major problems.

Mei Niang knocked on the door and entered. This time was when Li Shimin was resting, and he needed to buy new tea and change some hot water.

Meiniang was already used to it, and according to the rules, Ma He didn't stop her, so she came over and said softly, "Your Majesty, Meiniang will help you change the hot tea."

After adding the hot water, he whispered to Ma He, "Wei Zhongshu has been waiting outside the door for an hour."

After speaking, he walked away with graceful steps.

Then Ma He whispered what Wei Zheng was waiting for at the door.

Li Shimin was very calm, and said: "Since he asked Mei Niang to pass on the message, it means that he is really in a hurry, let him come in."

Wei Zheng has been running around for a while since the last time he was stopped by the court, but it was simply too difficult for him to relocate a population of 35. At the beginning, he was used to objecting. I fell a big somersault.

The current solution is to follow Yuan Shan and others' instructions, but if he does this, he will not have much say in the court, so he has been holding his breath and trying to find a way to solve this matter.

But things backfired. Tang Jian helped him a lot during his tenure in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but the effect was not good.

People living in Datang asked them to go to Donghai Prefecture all of a sudden, how could they accept it, especially the people with families and businesses disapproved, and forced relocation would be too troublesome.

In the end he compromised and planned to agree to buy back the land.

"Your Majesty, minister Wei Zheng." Wei Zheng came in and said.

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin asked.

"With regard to the population of Donghai Prefecture, after some investigation, the people of Tang Dynasty expressed their unwillingness to leave their homeland. It seems that the only way is to buy back the land and let them go to Donghai Prefecture to buy property. However, I objected to it before. Yes, after the actual investigation, it was discovered that this method is feasible, and I hope that His Majesty can support the minister to complete the relocation of 35 people." Wei Zheng said.

Li Shimin was indifferent, very happy in his heart, this Wei Zheng finally bowed his head, and my life will be easier in the future.

For Wei Zheng, Li Shimin admired him very much. He had reasons to admire him, and the calculations of the court would change some things because of some people. Compromise does not mean surrender, but he will not object anyway. Such a result is enough.

Chapter 912 Construction of Lanzhou Iron and Steel Plant Begins

As soon as Li Shimin was happy, he agreed to Yuanshan's ideas. The most important thing was that he had his share in these industries, and he didn't need the treasury to contribute. In the end, his Li family got the biggest benefit.

There is no room for negotiation on the ownership of the railway. Those belonging to the Tang Dynasty have priority use rights and special administrative powers, which can be regarded as putting a shackle on the project of the Ministry of Economic Development.

After the news was sent back to Lanzhou, Zhang Wenyi was very happy to receive a clear order, and immediately summoned people to cooperate with the Ministry of Economic Development to implement the plan.

On the outskirts of Lanzhou, thousands of people gathered, ready to start work.

After the Ministry of Economic Development got the news, the investment invitation for iron ore mining in Chang’an started again. The management, system, and sales of the existing mine mining work are very mature. The new mines are still in accordance with the previous bidding model, and the businessmen who win the bid pay a deposit Then organize the mining, carry out the mining under the supervision of the Ministry of Economic Development, and receive spot checks from time to time.

The merchants in Chang'an City are all eager to try. As long as they can win the mining rights, they will have no worries about food and clothing.

Yu Jingming presided over the investment promotion activity in Chang'an, and all powerful businessmen gathered in Chang'an City. People from the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce all came after hearing the news. They all participated in the name of individuals, because the bidding does not accept merchants in the nature of the Chamber of Commerce.

This is also to avoid the issue of unclear authorization if some chambers of commerce fail to continue in the future.

It took a month to prepare. There are a lot of mines opened this time. In addition to the large mines left behind, there are a lot of small mines opened. There are a hundred of them. This time, a small half of the mines were directly opened. They use their strength to carry out layer upon layer screening.

For this reason, it took a month for the merchants to gather, and six hundred miles to rush to deliver the news to various state capitals. It took a lot of time to go back and forth, and the actual bidding time was even longer. Delay.

Businessmen from Suzhou, Fuzhou and other places all rushed to Chang'an, and Chang'an city was bustling.

Yuanshan is still happy in Lanzhou. With the promise of the king of Tubo, their workshop construction speed is very fast, leather production and other industries are in operation, and traditional handicrafts, embroidery techniques, and textile industries have gradually formed.

With the construction of the business area, the Tang people's workshop industry has benefited. Cement workshops, brick workshops, kiln workshops, carpentry, and blacksmith housing all support the construction of the business area.

The handmade products of the Tang people transported from Chang'an began to be traded with the Tubo Mission, and a large number of goods such as glazed products, ceramic utensils, herbal food, salt, sugar and tea began to be transported.

And the wild herbs in Tubo also sold a lot. Ludongzan also accepted Yuanshan's suggestion to set up planting medicinal materials in Tubo, and the most important point was to develop animal husbandry.

These rhythm praises were all received, so the two parties signed a contract for the supply of cattle and sheep again. Since then, Tubo has relied on the Tang people economically.

The construction of the business district combined with the needs of all parts of the Western Regions, and the economic impact began to expand towards the Northwest.

The iron workshops on the outskirts of Lanzhou City have begun construction, and the orders from the Chang'an Military Supervision are going all out.

But Yuanshan is not so leisurely now. He is leading people from the Lanzhou Economic and Development Department to build stations along the railway. In the future, the halfway between Lanzhou and Chang'an can meet the development needs of some state capitals.