Infrastructure masters in the red building

Jia Fangyao thought of the steamship driving on the sea, and his heart was really greedy.

This kind of hybrid small steam wheel is only an expedient measure to a certain extent, and it can be used to frighten pirates; but it is not necessarily economical to really use this power for long-distance transportation, especially cargo——

Just imagine, when sailing, half of the cargo hold on the ship has to be vacated to load coal. This picture is really beautiful.

However, as far as Jia Fang knew, steamships, a means of transportation, were especially suitable for inland river shipping.When sailing in an inland river, the wind can be used to a lesser extent, and if sailing against the current, you will retreat if you do not advance.Now with steam turbines, there is no need for manpower such as pulling fibers and rowing paddles as power.

There are dense ports on the inland river, and warehouses can also be set up on the river bank to store fuel.

In this way, all kinds of produce in Yong'an Prefecture of Taoyuan Village can be transported to various places through the river network extending in all directions in the south.

But this is back to the old problem: the south lacks materials and resources for these constructions, and we have to wait for the north to slowly transport them over.

Jia Fang sighed, and for the time being put aside the idea of ​​building an inland river small steamer shipping network.

In addition, it is the matter of the third prince supervising the country.

This person's performance in the "Snowflake Candy" incident was really disappointing.Contacting pirates in private, attacking dissidents, just for a little self-interest of the sugar industry, is really out of character.

What's more, the power in the hands of this person seems to be completely unrestrained.

Jia Fang heard from the old emperor that in the past, King Qing Xiang Fengyi tried his best to advocate the separation of power and the position of monarch. The emperor is the emperor, and the imperial power is the imperial power; What does it matter.

But I don't know if the third prince thinks that he is a "natural person" because he accidentally obtained the power of supervising the country. Once the power is monopolized, he will act without scruples and do whatever he wants.

Someone must restrain this one, right? ——Jia Fang thought, this is already like this before entering the East Palace and becoming a great treasure.Is it worth it in the future?

What Jia Fang didn't know was that someone in Beijing did come forward and severely restrained the third prince.

In front of the third prince's mansion, the Crown Prince Tai Fu Xia Xing knelt in front of the gate of the mansion, unable to kneel for long.The third prince of Biansheng was discussing the state affairs with his aides, and he strictly ordered others not to disturb him, so no one could send the news to the mansion.

So all the people in the capital watched Taifu Xia kneeling outside the third prince's mansion.Then, the officials of the Ministry of Rites that Xia Shengshen was in charge of in the past got the news, and came one after another, kneeling behind the boss; the Minister of the Ministry of War and several officials of the Ministry of War also came, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, where the third prince used to cover the sky with his hands, also had that heart in his heart. The unyielding censor came to the gate of the mansion and knelt with him——

This group of people didn't even discuss it much. They were kneeling together like this, protesting about something.

It was not easy for the third prince to get the news, and hurried to the gate of the mansion.The people who watched the excitement had already surrounded the building with three floors inside and three floors outside.

The third prince went up and wanted to help the old matriarch up, but Xia Taifu was very strong. He refused to get up no matter what. Looking at the third prince, he protested bitterly: "Zhou Deyu, it was really the old minister who never taught you how to distinguish between public and private. Is it? Public interest is the benefit of all the people in the world, and it is used for the people of the world; while private interest is the money and grain of the world for me alone..."

The third prince has been familiar with such a set of moral articles since he was a child, and at this moment his face suddenly showed impatience, and said: "My lord..."

He wanted to ask Taifu Xia's family to take a rest, he was so old.

"Public weapons are used for private purposes, and for such petty gains... In the long run, how can you overwhelm the officials, and how can you win the trust of the people all over the world?"

"Yes, Your Highness——"

After Xia Sheng passed away, many officials kowtowed together.

"Please take back your order, Your Highness the Third!"

"What kind of reckless order has this king given you all to kneel in front of this king to die?"

"The Third Highness ordered the southeast navy to go north to Jimo to stop the merchant ship, is there such a thing?"

The third prince said "ah", and after thinking for a while, he denied San Lian: "No, this king didn't, this king didn't!"

Little did he know that the moment of his hesitation, in the eyes of others, was a guilty conscience and a cover-up.

Behind Xia Sheng's body, Minister of the Ministry of War took two knees forward and said, "The troop dispatch order for the Southeast Navy is already on the way. Please, Third Highness, order it immediately and take it back."

Only then did the third prince understand that he had discussed this matter with his staff that day, and said that since the northern pirates could not subdue the cargo ships going to and from Jimo, they should simply transfer to the southeast navy.If the strange ship can't catch up, then send the navy to cast a large net on the sea to intercept it, catch a strange ship and come down to have a look, don't you understand?

Who would have expected that he thought it was just a casual discussion, but his staff took it seriously, and the pirates really failed to make any splashes, so they really sent a transfer order to the Southeast Navy.

Too hasty, too hasty—

The third prince stretched out his hand and slapped his forehead, he really wanted to look up to the sky and sigh.

His power to supervise the country came too easily and too hastily, and he was not allowed to make any preparations at all.To be honest, it is impossible for him to "prepare" for the sudden death of the prince.

There are no qualified staff around him at all. The scholars and talented scholars he has befriended in the past, "talked" in the Ruyiju Li, they are very smooth, but they get stuck when it comes to serious affairs; When it comes to issues related to the people's livelihood, they are as ignorant as a seven-year-old child.

Originally, he always felt that he was not much different from the prince.The prince is a direct descendant, and his mother's family is also first-class and noble in the court.He was enlightened since he was a child, and since the crown prince Taifu Xia Xingshen was below, all the famous scholars and scholars have always praised him, his talent and learning are not inferior to the prince's second elder brother.

He has always been dissatisfied that the second elder brother can rank above him just because of the word "di".

But now he really realizes the gap between himself and the prince - those staff members of the East Palace in the past, all of them kept their secrets, but they assisted the prince in governing the big country like cooking a small dish.Once the Eastern Palace ascends the throne, these people will also move from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and will naturally become the right-hand man of the new monarch.

But all this he did not.All he has under his command are immortals who don't eat the world's fireworks and brainless wine bags and rice bags-this transfer order was actually sent to the southeast navy?Also crossed the Ministry of War?

Holding the power of supervising the country, the third prince really has the power to directly mobilize the Southeast Navy without the approval of the Minister of War.But he did such a thing just after he came to power, and it was for such a shameful reason... No wonder the people in the Ministry of War are dissatisfied, no wonder the old lady Fu is dissatisfied, no wonder the censors who used to hang around with him in the Metropolitan Procuratorate also feel ashamed There is no light.

This is the gap between him and the prince—everything around the prince is set up for his future ascendance to the throne; while everything around him is just speculators and profiteers, hoping to get what they want after he takes power. Wish, fill your pockets.

For so many years, he has been struggling under the shadow of the prince, but at the same time he has been entangled with these countless interests.

At this time, if he still can't quickly cut off these entanglements, then he really has no chance to be a great person.It must be known that he is just a prince whose son depends on his mother. In terms of strengths, there is the eldest prince, in terms of hard work, there is the fourth child, in terms of love, and there is the sixth child who has been kept in the dark and well protected!

The third prince immediately said to himself: Zhou Deyu, Zhou Deyu, if you can't get over this hurdle, that chair is doomed to miss you!

Knowing that this was the first major test since he came to power, he quickly turned around in his mind, and immediately made a decision. First, he stretched out his hand to support Xia Shengshen, and said with a sad face: "Teacher, you taught me After all these years, do you think I am such a person?"

Everyone raised their heads together, looked at the third prince, and thought: Did they really misunderstand this one?

The third prince went on to say: "The reason for the transfer order to the Southeast Navy is because the pirates in the Bohai Bay are rampant, disturbing the people's livelihood. The shipping traffic is unbearably disturbed and almost stagnated. I just met a few merchants who traveled to and from Jimo the day before yesterday. , knowing that the pirate rebellion had to be eradicated, so he issued an order to the Southeast Navy..."

This is good, he said in front of so many people that he transferred the southeast navy to wipe out the pirates in the north, and once he said it, he could never go back on his word—the third prince said, with blood dripping from his heart.On the surface, they are pirates, but they are actually private soldiers raised by some people.I thought it was to control the sea trade route at a critical time.

But at this moment, in order for him to have the hope of ascending to the high position in the future, he must act as if he upholds justice. In fact, he is also cutting off the countless interests that have entangled him in the past in private.

"Master Shangshu, the Ministry of War is supposed to inform you. It is true that I have just started all kinds of government affairs and neglected to manage my subordinates, so that I messed up the regulations. Zhou Deyu apologized to your lord."

He humbly pleaded guilty to the Minister of the Ministry of War, and went straight forward to bow to the end, bluffing the Minister of the Ministry of War to jump up, pulled the three emperors and said: "Your Highness, absolutely not, I can't bear it. It's just a reversed procedure. It’s enough to fill up the official documents. It’s just the southeast navy going north, the cost of soldiers’ salaries and repairing ships…”

The third prince's heart continued to bleed, but he said, "I'll figure out a way!"

Minister of the Ministry of War immediately showed a satisfied look, and praised: "It turns out that this is just a misunderstanding—"

Xia Shengshen immediately added from the side: "Then I hope that the navy will move north as soon as possible to wipe out the pirates that have plagued the north for many years, and return the people a peaceful sea frontier. The veteran is in Beijing, waiting for such good news day and night."

This prince and grand master is a fine person, he changed his words when he saw the third prince, saying that the water diverter was going to exterminate pirates.But who doesn't know about the interest disputes about "Snowflake Candy" and "Snowflake Foreign Candy"?Master Xia, who wholeheartedly supports his students, also drinks sweet soup with foreign sugar every day at home to "replenish his body".

Xia Xingshen said this to force the Third Prince to stop talking back, let alone continue to secretly instruct the navy to attack merchant ships - if the southeast navy cannot suppress the northern pirates after going north, then he will continue to say.

"Thanks to the old minister who came here today and made a clear question in person. Otherwise, the old minister would almost advise the emperor to ask the emperor to hand over all military affairs to His Royal Highness..."

"Since it was a misunderstanding, let's forget it." Xia Shengshen smiled, followed the third prince's support, got up and left slowly.It's just that the elder's eyes are not without warning, but the third prince's heart is not without resentment, but he has to put on an appearance of being taught humbly.

The news that foreign sugar could not be sold again quickly spread to the big families in the capital.Everyone took an inventory of the inventory, and then calculated the money that was thrown in. It was really painful.

Originally, he thought that he could make a good fortune by taking advantage of the wind that the third prince supervised the country and governed the country, but who would have thought that it would turn out to be a trap.

Originally, I heard that the third prince planned to block the sea trade route on the Bohai Bay. Who would have thought that it would be him who would overthrow his own people in the end when the dust settled?

The hearts of these big clans immediately turned cold.I can't save the sugar on my hand, and if I leave it for a long time, there will be worms, what should I do?Or throw it away, or pour it into the river?

One family was too lazy to deal with it, and simply poured it into a pool of clear water in its own garden.When I got up the next day, I was startled, and saw that the water in the pool had turned red—fortunately, it was just a pinkish red color, not blood, otherwise the Ministry of Criminal Justice might come to investigate the murder case!

The pastel-colored lotus pond was so beautiful that it became a scene in the middle of Beijing, attracting many relatives and friends to come and enjoy it.

One or two others followed suit and poured foreign sugar into the pool, and regretted it not long after—all the koi that had been raised in the pool for many years had their maws turned up in the "sugar water".

And the first pastel lotus pond has become a smelly lotus pond.

People in Beijing were still ignorant, but someone explained that it was because too much sugar was added to the water, which led to "nutrition", and the red algae multiplied rapidly, which gave birth to the pink-colored lotus pond.But because there were too many algae, the oxygen in the water was taken away, and the fish couldn't breathe, so they all turned their bellies.

Various families in Beijing: Wait, what does this mean? What is "nutrition" and what is "oxygen"? …How much care is there to take care of the lotus pond in your own backyard?

"That's true," the fourth prince who stood up to speak this time, "Gewu College has studied... the water quality of several places, and after scientific measurements, we can come to such a conclusion."

"So, everyone, even if you don't want these candies and want to throw them away, you must not throw them in these water systems near the capital." The fourth prince explained.In Shuntian Mansion, there are indeed yamen servants who go to various riversides to guard.

During the period after the prince's death, the fourth prince started to reform Taixue and Guozijian, subdivided the disciplines, and separated the School of Literature and History and the School of Gewu.

This is the first time that the words "Gewu Academy" appear in a royal educational institution in this dynasty. Such a large-scale reform was not successfully implemented even in the Qing Dynasty.

The third prince of Jianguo disagreed at first, but the fourth prince gave a reason that the other party could not refuse: this was the second brother's last wish.

Third Prince: I don't believe it!

But no one can refute the fourth prince, and no one dares to say that the prince does not want to change the system in Taixue.In addition, this matter is indeed in line with the main purpose of the education reform in the palace examination last year. If the prince had this intention, it would be quite credible.

So this matter really let the fourth prince do it.

At this time, after listening to the theory of the fourth prince, the major households in Beijing have only one appeal - can you help us make the "Snowflake Candy" in our hands into "Snowflake Candy"?

The fourth prince asked several teachers in his "Gewu Academy" to study it, and he really agreed, and started an experiment in public - dissolving "Snowflake Foreign Sugar", adding ingredients, re-filtering, evaporating to remove water, and then putting It is processed in an experimental "centrifuge" of the School of Physics, and the processed sugar is exactly the same as "snowflake sugar".

The fine grains of sand originally mixed in the sugar were also processed by the centrifuge, and the newly processed sugar was white and crystal clear without any impurities.

The big family who smashed the "foreign sugar" in the middle of Beijing was immediately excited: the foreign sugar can be saved. It doesn't need to be piled up in the warehouse to breed worms, and it doesn't need to hire someone to transport it to the seaside and throw it away.

The more shrewd ones secretly took note of how the Fourth Prince handled the candies—isn't this the way of "Snowflake Candy"?

But they soon ran into a snag. Centrifuges aren't built for everyone.A large amount of copper and iron were used in the casting of the centrifuge used in the experiment of Gewu College, and coal was also used as fuel.

If these people have to spend so much effort to build equipment just to get rid of the foreign sugar in their hands, they are all unwilling.

But these people still begged on the head of the fourth prince.

"Your Highness, can you help me find a way?"

The fourth prince's stuttering has improved a little recently, but he is still unsmiling. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "In this way, the candy in your hands, I will take half the price—"

He bought half of the foreign sugar that these people bought at the beginning, presumably to reprocess it himself, and then make it into snowflake sugar and resell it.Among them, the cost is not small, and it is understandable to buy it at half price.

These people think about it, there is no other way out anyway, half of the loss is half, it is better than looking at the candies piled up at home all day.

Therefore, these ill-fated "foreign sugars" were finally sold to Gewu Academy founded by the fourth prince at half the price.

Gewu College then transferred the candies to Jimo, where they were loaded into the sea, turned around in the north, and immediately transformed into authentic "snowflake candies" and reappeared in Beijing.

The Wang family and the Shi family who were fooled into buying candy by the third prince at the beginning... Many families, eating the perfect snowflake candy, thought that they only lost half of the cost and could still bear it, and their mouths and hearts felt very happy.They didn't know that what they were eating and using was actually the "foreign sugar" that was sold at half price back then.

Jia Fang received Shui Xian's letter, and after reading this passage, he couldn't help laughing out loud again, thinking that this guy is indeed a business genius:

The beet season was gradually over, and Shui Xian lacked the materials, so he couldn't continue to supply large quantities of snowflake candies to all parts of the country.This person then went to collect half price of the snowflake foreign sugar that had been dropped in the hands of various households, refined it into snowflake sugar, and re-sold it. He also promoted the Gewu Academy newly established by the Fourth Prince.Let people know that the achievements of Gewu College have the effect of real money.

This also reminded Jia Fang: In this way, many small sugar mills in the south may continue to exist, but they will produce primary-level rough sugar, which will then be sold to the refined sugar factory under Shui Xian to make Pure snowflake candy.

At the same time, the profits of sugar mills in the south are limited, which will further backlog the interests of sugarcane farmers, and at the same time affect the structural proportion of various economic crops in the south. The planting of sugarcane will shrink due to the impact, and new economic crops will rise soon.

Jia Fang: Should I introduce both chocolate and coffee?