My queen has crossed again

Even though he said so to Shen Wenqing, Qu Ruiqi also took the matter of the navy seriously.

He felt that Shen Wenqing's idea was correct, and it was imperative to develop the navy along the coast of southern Xinjiang.It's just that before, a lot of energy was invested in the construction of the Fucheng. Although the Fucheng was built, it also consumed too much manpower, material and financial resources.

Now that we are talking about the navy, we have to discuss it with the officials in southern Xinjiang.

A fixed day for discussion, when it comes to this point, there are still a lot of people who oppose it.The main reason is that we are really powerless now, how can we still have the energy to build a seaport.But some people think that what the prince said is reasonable. In the current situation, opening up an additional sea trade is not a new way to get money.

Qu Ruiqi saw that they were about to quarrel, so he let them break up first.

He walked to Shen Wenqing's yard by himself, Yang Peiyan and Sun Guoting were not there at this time, there were only a few cleaning boys in the yard, and Shen Wenqing who was sleepy under the tree.

No matter how annoying Qu Ruiqi was outside, when he got here, his face softened a little when he saw Shen Wenqing.

"Slave to call Mr. Shen?" Eunuch Zhang asked tentatively, because he knew that Qu Ruiqi might not mean it.

Sure enough, Qu Ruiqi only glanced at him lightly and said, "No need."

Eunuch Zhang didn't speak, and when Qu Ruiqi entered, he gestured for several people in the yard to follow him.

Qu Ruiqi walked under the tree, Shen Wenqing's rocking chair was in the shade, and the weather in southern Xinjiang was like spring all year round.Now it's almost autumn again, even under the sun, it doesn't look hot.

Under the shade of a tree, it was a bit chilly, Shen Wenqing was covered with a thin quilt, with his head tilted, sleeping very soundly.

Shen Wenqing in this period was glamorous.After staying here for two months, my complexion became fairer naturally.The eyelashes trembled slightly like a fan, as if she didn't sleep well.

The neck is slender, white and tender, and I always want to touch it.The clothes are neatly dressed, without showing the collarbone, but because of restless sleep, the clothes are wrinkled a lot.

Probably because of Qu Ruiqi's fiery gaze, Shen Wen woke up.Seeing Qu Ruiqi was startled, he quickly stood up to greet him: "The prince is here."

"Sit down! You don't need to get up, I'm just taking a look."

"Is the morning meeting over?"

"It's arguing." Qu Ruiqi shook his head and said with a smile, "Everyone is right, and no one can convince anyone."

"To learn about the port?" Shen Wenqing asked, and Qu Ruiqi nodded.

Shen Wenqing thought for a while, and then said: "I don't understand very well, so I would like to ask a few questions, Your Highness, have all those houses in the city been sold?"

Qu Ruiqi naturally shook his head: "How is it possible? Those who followed me were poor people. Although I hoped that the city would be more lively, there were not many who could really afford it. It was because many wealthy businessmen came later that they sold it. Some."

Shen Wenqing smiled: "That's the reason. When I first came here, I heard that those who followed the road construction in the early days except money. If you don't quit your job, the road construction will take a long time, and you will be given land?"

Qu Ruiqi said with a smile: "It's a gift. The southern border is vast and sparsely populated. Naturally, I hope to reclaim more wasteland. After the completion of the prefectural city, it attracted a group of people. Naturally, the people who built the road wanted to go to the city to work. Take it easy. Giving away some village land can not only appease those who want to quit, but also reclaim more wasteland. Once there are fields, there will be harvests naturally. Southern Xinjiang is a land favored by heaven, and one year’s harvest More than once, the tax is not heavy, and it is enough. Therefore, for us, giving away land is a matter of no harm, but in fact, if we don’t give away land in this way, it will still be reclaimed in the end.”

Shen Wenqing nodded: "Nowadays there are still many houses left in the city, and the prince has never thought about how much income they will generate if they are sold?"

Qu Ruiqi nodded: "Of course I know this, but not many can afford it. It's really unnecessary to sell it at a low price."

Shen Wenqing laughed: "Your Highness, have you heard of China Merchants?"

Qu Ruiqi knew that his brother had thought of a good idea for him. Although he knew it was not his brother's own achievement, but he was able to tell it, to Qu Ruiqi, it was no different from his brother's credit.

Qu Ruiqi rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I would like to hear the details!"

Shen Wenqing looked at him gently: "I can't say very clearly, but I still know a thing or two about this matter. Has your lord thought of outsourcing the construction of the port to others?"

"How to do?"

"We pay our own money to build the port, and at the same time, we have to recruit people everywhere. Although the population of Southern Xinjiang is already quite large, construction is happening everywhere, and the population is only so large. If we recruit people here, other places will be vacant. This recruitment is For one thing, we still need to oversee the work, buy goods, and find the source of goods. In addition to investing money in all kinds of things, the investment in manpower, material resources and energy is naturally a lot, right?"

Qu Ruiqi nodded: "That's the reason."

Shen Wenqing continued: "What if we leave the construction of the port to the merchants? Except for paying out money, let the merchants do everything else. For us, besides investing in money, won't it save effort?"

Qu Ruiqi blinked. Such a big project has always been built by the country itself, and has not been outsourced to businessmen.It was the first time I heard Shen Wenqing's statement, and even Qu Ruiqi was a little hesitant.

Shen Wenqing said with a smile: "My lord is worried that the businessman is unreliable?" Shen Wenqing didn't know that Da Qu didn't let the businessman do this, so he said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about it. One step is to bid. Such a large project contracted out will also earn a huge amount of income, how can there be only one businessman to do it?"

Qu Ruiqi thought about the picture, nodded with a smile: "Yes." In fact, no matter whether it is road construction or city construction, Qu Ruiqi can't do it himself, this matter will naturally be assigned, and the money will be allocated.Get enough silver, after work, how much you can save will naturally go into the foreman's pocket.

It was not easy to investigate or manage this matter, but Qu Ruiqi didn't care about it at the time, and only strictly demanded that there must be no quality problems, and no money in arrears, etc., but it did not cause any major problems.

Leaving it to others is naturally a profitable business, and if the news gets out, it is naturally impossible for the family to come.

Shen Wenqing and Qu Ruiqi talked about the various benefits of bidding, from the holding of the bidding, to the conditions for participating in the bidding, to the detailed plan that the businessman needs to give, the time of completion, the quality assurance and so on.

Qu Ruiqi's eyes sparkled when he heard this, Shen Wenqing said with a smile: "My lord, there is another advantage of subcontracting, that is, we don't need to pay all the money at the beginning. We only need to give [-]% as a guarantee at the beginning, and they will be satisfied." For the rest, the money will be paid after they finish the work and we check that there are no problems. Some even don’t even give the guarantee money at the beginning. And a project is often not completed in a day or two. During this period, If the development is good, we will be able to earn money back from other places sooner. The money in our hands can naturally be used for other projects, such as shipbuilding? Road repair? And these can also be done by attracting business.”

After hearing this, Qu Ruiqi naturally felt that it was feasible, and even through this method, he had other ideas.But he continued to listen to Shen Wenqing, and then replied: "If so many projects are started at the same time, when they finish the work, the money will not be able to keep up."

Shen Wenqing said with a smile: "My lord, have you ever thought about it? After these projects are successfully contracted out, we only care about the quality. They have to find their own way for the rest. Now the population of southern Xinjiang is there, farming, road construction Yes, shopkeepers and part-time workers. Where else can they recruit rich people, if they can’t recruit people, will this profitable business stop?”

"Hahaha..." Qu Ruiqi was smart, he didn't need Shen Wenqing to explain it clearly, he had already thought of the latter.He smiled and said: "Yes! They can't find people, so they naturally have to bring people by themselves, and if they bring people by themselves, the population in southern Xinjiang will naturally increase. The increased population needs to eat, live and buy, which promotes today's With the development of Fucheng, more shops will appear. And when there are more people, there will be more money exchanged, and if there are more taxes, money will naturally come.”

Shen Wenqing nodded, and continued: "My lord has already built two avenues through the southern border, and these two avenues are now the most important. Except for pedestrians, those who ride in carriages and those who transport goods come in and out of the repaired roads. The cost of crossing the road at the exit point is used to maintain the road. At that time, large-scale construction will start everywhere in southern Xinjiang. Naturally, various merchants will come and go, even stone merchants and timber merchants. It will also be an expense to pay taxes for transportation.

"As we have recruited rich businessmen from various fields, after seeing the construction of southern Xinjiang, they naturally know that there are other places that need to be built. Naturally, it is a problem to live in it. The houses in the city can be sold. , Once the houses in the city can be sold, this is the main income. Attracting business and people, and economic activities, this is the key to an endless supply of money."

Qu Ruiqi was fascinated by what he heard, at that time he was still young, in the palace, what his elder brother often said was the iron bird flying in the sky, and the box containing the villain.Even mentioning some political matters is very simple. He especially remembers his brother's saying "If you want to get rich, build roads first!" So, when he arrived in southern Xinjiang, the first thing he did was to build roads.

But now seeing his elder brother talking eloquently, he realized that the elder brother he had met before was still too one-sided.If it weren't for the current situation, maybe he would never see such a brother, no matter how big the stage is, the brother will shine so much!

"Actually, what I know is not very clear. These are just things that can come to mind naturally now. But if you believe me, attracting investment will definitely be a good move!" What Shen Wenqing believed was that this method has been used in future generations, and it naturally has its reasons .

Qu Ruiqi nodded, and said: "The big cake you have drawn now is enough to attract people. As for whether there will be others in the future, you don't have to worry about whether it will be successful or not. Next, those people and I should think about it." matter."

Shen Wenqing narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said, "It would be great if I could help."

Seeing his smile, Qu Ruiqi couldn't help but bowed his head and kissed him.