The Red Mansion's Dress to Become the King of Beijing

The emperor wasn't scared too much. All the dynasties and dynasties in the Northwest were uneasy, and they were basically used to it: the Central Plains have been peaceful for a long time, and the grassland has also increased its strength after cultivating health and rest... Suddenly the weather turned cold and the production was insufficient. In the future, it will be for food In order to survive, large and small frictions must continue continuously.

Shui Rong estimated that the invading cavalry of foreign races had already reached Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing at this time, so that the panic effect could be achieved.

The spies who stayed in the capital sent a letter saying: Some of the cavalry capable of fighting in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing rushed to support the front line of Xuanda, and the other part scattered to chase the cavalry who were looting everywhere...So this thousand people who came out of nowhere suddenly Arriving directly at the capital happened to be a "good time" when the capital's defenses were relatively empty. Couldn't the emperor be impatient after getting accurate information?

It is said that there are 10 imperial troops stationed in the capital and guarding the imperial palace. Although no more than a quarter of the 10 people are really capable of fighting, it is not enough for even a thousand cavalry.

At this time, the chief staff member of the palace, who is well versed in military affairs, stepped forward first, and helped Shui Rong analyze the mentality of the emperor and the group of gentlemen in Beijing, "The emperor has an imperial army, and decent families have guards, but it's true." It’s not rotten, you can still fight. It’s just more self-preservation than aggressiveness. Most of the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing are owned by the clan and dignitaries, so after the emperor discussed with the cabinet, he ordered the prince to send troops to serve the king. The prince sent troops into the customs, and the territory was inevitably empty , Some merchants who often travel inside and outside the pass spread the news, and the Qizi tribe changed their minds if they were not sure, and came to us to fight the autumn wind."

Shui Rong nodded, "It's the end of the year, if we don't clean it up, if we delay the spring plowing next year, it will hurt our muscles and bones. I heard that Lijin hasn't cleaned it up yet?" Let alone resume production.

After all, this is not the era of his hometown. After a disaster, there are ~policies~policies~ subsidies and population, and the basic vitality can be restored within a year.

The staff, who were full of heart and mind, smiled and said: "Look at the weather, the outside of the customs has already become like this, I'm afraid the Central Plains will not be able to be like this next year."

Except in the south of the Yangtze River, most of the self-cultivating farmers work hard for a year. Excluding taxes and expenses, they can only barely have a small surplus. A [-]% reduction in production in the coming year will turn many families from food and clothing to starvation. , and continue to reduce production... it is about to collapse.

Faced with this situation, the imperial court must reduce taxes, and then exempt them later. If there are more places like this, the emperor will also collapse.

Now that land annexation has begun to appear, Shui Rong silently feels sorry for the emperor for 30 seconds.

After brainstorming in a meeting, Shui Rong decided to send troops: first send two thousand elites to enter the customs, and it's okay to practice their skills.But when he expressed that he wanted to lead the troops to see it himself, everyone present knelt down... His clan uncle, General Leng, even stepped forward and hugged his leg, urging the prince not to do so.

Since the age of twelve or thirteen, the deity has always kept his word in the palace, inherited the prestige of the deity, and all orders from Shui Rong have been thoroughly carried out since the time of wearing, and no one can say "no", and this time is the only one. an exception.

Shui Rong glanced at the audience, and all his confidantes were earnest, so he was speechless and could only complain to Xiao Icon, "I'm so angry, I'm just trying to move."

"They don't know you have insurance."

Shui Rong smiled, "They not only don't know, they don't understand insurance. Forget it, if you don't let me go, don't let me go. I will always find a chance for me to go to the battlefield in the future." A layman, but you can't even deny your growth.

The small icon has always been very cooperative, "When you enter the customs and attack, you, the master, have to be in charge of the big tent."

"Based on this calculation, it doesn't seem long." Shui Rong reassured his confidants, and did not delay talking to Xiao Bian, "With His Majesty's wisdom, he will not be able to safely survive the ten years at the peak of the Little Ice Age. Wait The world is not peaceful, which is the beginning of the rise and hegemony of shipping.”

However, everyone said that they saw that the prince temporarily gave up his plan to personally lead troops to serve the king, and they all relaxed at the same time.The next topic wouldn't make them nervous. Apart from ordering the relevant stewards to keep an eye on the matter of reclaiming new farms, Shui Rong also specially asked the stewards to select good farmers to plant medicinal materials in several farms.

From next year onwards, the emperor should take care of himself, and Shui Rong will really act at his own pace: for example, workshops will be opened up like crazy, including steel mills and saltworks, hospitals and schools will be built, doctors and nurses will be trained, and the first in the workshop For the batch of workers, the leading soldiers in the camp must also be able to read and write. Junior high school is not required, and at least the level of the third and fourth grades of elementary school is required.

However, after being recommended by his confidants, it was General Wang who was in charge of leading the troops this time, the clan uncle of the chief steward, Wang Dong;

After the prince returned to Guangning, he sent troops several times in succession, and they were all ordered by different people. His intention to take the school exam was "known to everyone".His approach has won the approval of most people, especially for those "later" families who have already bet on the palace, giving them enough hope.

After the meeting was over, the confidantes filed out one by one, Shui Rong and the others left, and asked Wang Songhe to invite Daiyu.

Several workshops have been operating smoothly for a small year. At the end of the year, it is a good time to hold an annual meeting, award bonuses for the best and judges, and then invite all employees to have a meal.

Because it is the first year to do this, Shui Rong must personally ask questions. As part of the "extraordinary and superior" of the new working class, this year's outstanding employees and advanced models, Shui Rong and Daiyu will personally award: Shui Rong manages male employees, and Daiyu is in charge female employee.

This is also a part of buying horse bones with a thousand dollars. As he takes out more and more seeds of high-yielding crops, this is not only about the quantity, but also the variety, and farming will not require so much labor.

In fact, just one bumper harvest in Guangning has made many families rich and produced a few laborers. Shui Rong has already started, and stuffed the smart and hardworking ones of these laborers into the factory.

A rough calculation, as long as you become a full-time employee and work hard, even if you fail to be rated as excellent and advanced, you can get 20 yuan a year even with salary plus year-end bonus.One tael of silver can be exchanged for about 20 taels now, and sixteen taels of silver is almost exactly [-] taels of silver, and [-] taels of silver is enough for five or six people to live comfortably.

In other words, if both husband and wife are workers, the income of the two of them can support three generations of grandparents and a dozen or so people to live a well-off life, with a slight surplus every year.

Shui Rong intends to go further, so that dual-career families can afford their children to study, regardless of gender—now the wages of female workers in textile factories are less than [-]% higher than that of male workers in cement factories and coal mines, which is comparable to that of male workers in daily chemical workshops. similar.

The economic base determines the superstructure. Women have job opportunities and a certain income, and their status and voice will naturally increase.After more than ten years of brewing, it will be relatively logical for a woman to be an official.

When talking about the annual meeting, Daiyu presented an award to a young daughter-in-law with her own hands, and then chatted with her for a while: This pretty little lady’s father was seriously ill, so she was bought by her husband’s family, and her husband treated her well, but mother-in-law and sister-in-law always I don't have a good face.However, she was the only one in the family who was selected because she was smart and down-to-earth, and entered the textile factory.

Instead of getting a bonus at the end of the year, she took a dime a month to go home after becoming a full-time employee, and her mother-in-law, not to mention scolding, even spoke loudly to her.

Now the little lady's husband is working in the cement factory, and the couple has moved to the dormitory of the workshop staff with a pair of children in order to work.The young couple have already negotiated that half of the year-end bonus will be sent back to the parents-in-law, and the remaining half will be used for the children to study and spend. Half of the award for excellence will be given to the little lady’s father to buy medicine, and the remaining half will be enough for a family of four. It's a fat year-there is money in Guangning City, and you can buy everything.

When imagining the future, the little lady's eyes are full of stars.

Seeing it, Daiyu felt a lot of emotion in her heart, and when the annual meeting was over, she said to Shui Rong sincerely, "Whether it's me or them, it's all because of the prince."

Shui Rong said: "Then why do you thank me? Do you throw yourself into your arms?"

Daiyu buried herself directly in Shui Rong's arms, and remained silent.

Soluble is a bit of a pity: there are still two more years to go, and I'll have to wait a little longer...it's been a sweet test.

Time passed quickly, and the cavalry sent out to the king had already entered the summer when they returned. There were 2000 soldiers when they went there, and they came back with [-]... This battle damage made Shui Rong slightly frown: Other than him, the battle damage was already extremely serious. low.

It is said that General Wang not only brought back the ashes of the fallen soldiers, but also brought back the wounded soldiers who were seriously injured and survived the amputation.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong secretly thought: Penicillin and pensions have been advanced together.

After a routine summons, Shui Rong learned from General Wang that the situation in the northwest was not good.This is not good to say that it is the problem of food production.

The reduction in grain production due to the climate may not be so obvious in the Central Plains and Jiangnan. For the important grain-producing areas in the Northwest, especially the Hetao area that needs irrigation from the Yellow River, the Yellow River has been frozen for half a month. You can experience it... But the big bosses in the capital I just thought that the reduction in production was because it was too cold this year, and it would be better if it gets warmer next year.

Shui Rong sighed: In this era, he can't warn the world that the sky will get colder and colder, there is no luck!It will last at least ten years or so, because the sun's periodic activity reduces the amount of heat transmitted to the earth.

However, this autumn, Guangning still ushered in a bumper harvest. Compared with other places outside the customs, the harvest was only [-] to [-]% of the usual year... It was different from last year. Last year, it was obvious that there was heavy snowfall around the autumn harvest. leading to a sharp drop in harvest.This year, there is nothing particularly abnormal, but it is slightly colder than previous years.

And the output in the Central Plains area is between [-]% and [-]% of the normal year. It is said that the weather is good, but the weather is a little colder... The emperor doesn't care much about what happens outside the customs. King Jing was regarded as a thorn in his side, but when he was trying to eliminate part of the strength of the Beijing Palace, memorials about the autumn harvest filled his desk like snowflakes: the Central Plains reduced production, and he could not remain indifferent.

Just when the emperor was discussing with the elders about whether to reduce taxes first, a blizzard hit the emperor's heart in half: the snow fell below the knees, and it must be known that winter has just entered!

The capital city is not Guangning, where all the houses have been reinforced. This heavy snowstorm not only froze to death on the spot, but also caused many deaths and injuries due to the collapse of the houses.

The emperor reacted quickly, and immediately issued an order to open a warehouse for relief. However, the porridge stalls in the capital had just been rolled out, and the Northwest Battle Report arrived: the front line of Xuanda was breached again, and the grain grabbing group, which was much more vicious than last year, came again. They made a comeback and rushed through the pass despite the biting wind and snow regardless of the damage... It can be seen that life on the grassland is really hard to live.

Internal and external difficulties... The emperor was a little confused: what can I do, I am also very desperate!

However this is just the beginning.

Shui Rong didn't know how the emperor felt at this time, he just ordered to receive the fleeing people.

The chief steward who was in charge of this time said in front of the people who had their first full meal in a month: "I ate the braised potatoes in the palace, drank the porridge with dried meat and vegetables in the palace, and lived in the central heating system of the palace. In the house, you have to work honestly for the lord, cut down trees, burn bricks and dig mines for me! You do a good job and add chicken legs to every meal! Ask the steward to sign up for anything you want to do! Those with skills can sign up there, He raised his hand and pointed, "It is verified that not only does the work take care of the food, but also the money!"

After hearing this, the people below immediately "scattered in a rush", and the registration points were overcrowded, and it was difficult to even stand sideways.Shui Rong saw it with his own eyes, the "grand occasion" at that time was comparable to the Beijing Subway Line [-] during rush hour.

Taking advantage of the fact that the emperor and all the important ministers and dignitaries were too busy to take care of themselves, Shui Rong planned to take advantage of the winter to build the frame of the iron factory, and then expand the port outside Guangning City...

In the beginning of spring, he has to build a ship. It’s not that the emperor doesn’t want to control him, but he can’t control him. Before the emperor has exhausted his strength, he will close Shanhaiguan to control it... But it doesn’t matter, the sea can’t be covered, and the sea route is the way to trade up.

Just when the weather was freezing, Xue Biao didn't even want to go out even the water solution that had been strengthened by the system. Xue Biao took a group of people ashore from Lushun and trekked more than [-] miles in the snow. More than half of the team had a bad cold, barely Arrived in Guangning City sober.

All the patients were sent to Guangning Medical Clinic, which was built by Shui Rong at the end of summer, which is actually a hospital, and the rest came to see Shui Rong under the guidance of Xue Biao.

What Xue Biao brought were several chief executives of the Guangdong foreign company.

Guangdong City is Guangzhou, and although Guangdong City Foreign Firm has nothing to do with monopoly in this era, because there is more than one foreign trade port in this dynasty, its functional business can be roughly equivalent to that of the famous foreign trade organization in the Qing Dynasty. Benchmarking.

Traveling thousands of miles, enduring severe cold and serious illness in the middle of winter, and even walking on snow for a part of the way, just to visit him and express sincerity. Shui Rong really admires how hard he can endure hardships and stand hard work.

The author has something to say: Merry Christmas!

Thank you for the overlord ticket for Jingke in Red~~