History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]
Chapter 157
After Prince Lian made his decision that day, the mansion got ready.
At the same time, the news that Hongwang and Da Gege signed up to study at the Children's Academy spread quickly in the mansion.
Prince Lian Fujin also got the news soon.
After hearing the news, her face froze, remembering her omissions.
These two children were raised by Ba Ye for her since they were born, and after all, they were not her own. She had never cared about that, and the relationship with the two children was even more lukewarm.
Not to mention that this is a child born to her husband by another woman, all because of her own inability to bear it. Every time Ba Fujin thinks of this, it feels like a thorn in his heart.
How can she treat these two children sincerely?
It is her generosity to give something to eat and drink without starving to death.
Regarding the issue of children's reading, Prince Lian Fujin didn't take it to heart. Generally, the children of the clan are studying at the age of nine, and it is said that they are studying at the age of six. This is because the family attaches great importance to their children's education.
Right now, Eighth Master suddenly spread the news that he wanted to send the two children to the Children's Academy. Does that mean that he can't see her neglecting the two children so much?
Otherwise, why didn't you even discuss it with her, and just made a decision.
Ba Fujin bit his lip, the round fan in his hand couldn't move anymore, and said to the maid beside him, "Go and invite me here."
When Ba Ye heard that Ba Fujin invited him, he quickly came to the backyard.
Ba Fujin stepped forward to help her sit down, squeezed his shoulders, and inquired about the news that had been circulating in the mansion.
Baye said, "It's true."
Bafujin's hands froze, and he asked tentatively, "Master, are you blaming my two children for not asking?"
Eighth Master held her hand, pulled her aside and sat down, and then said the enrollment information, "It has nothing to do with you, it's because someone outside is staring at Grandpa."
After Ba Fujin heard Ba Ye's explanation, he was a little moved, "Don't blame me, I missed asking the two children to have a wife, otherwise I wouldn't be found by others."
But Ba Ye shook his head and said, "The matter of finding a wife for the child should be decided by the original, and it has nothing to do with you."
Ba Ye had known for a long time that Ba Fujin was not close to the two children, but he never took it to heart. In fact, he himself neglected the two children, otherwise he would not have forgotten to ask the two children for a wife.
Now that things have happened, how can the mistakes made by big men be attributed to women.
But Bafujin breathed a sigh of relief, as long as his master didn't blame him.
In the middle of April, a very strange thing happened in the capital.
It is said that all those who can be said to be famous in the capital, no matter what level they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, have received invitations from the palace, inviting them to go to Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing on April [-].
This news was like a cannonball, which swept the entire capital as soon as it came out.
In the beginning, only officials in the officialdom received invitations, so the news was not easy to leak out.
But since the first businessman also received the invitation, the whole capital has become a sensation. What does this mean?Explain that this matter involves businessmen.
Later, merchants were no longer restricted, like scholars and landlords, or they all received invitations.
At this time, some people can feel the taste, and the Palace of Emotions also reads people's posts, and everyone who receives the posts is famous.
At this moment, the people who were a little bit famous in the entire capital all looked at the Old Summer Palace eagerly, hoping that the next post would come to them.
When it was my turn, those who received the post were so excited that they died, while those who did not receive the post looked aggrieved, as if they were looking at the heartbroken man.
In any case, one post really stirred up the water in the entire capital, and many people were crazy about it, crazy about it.
It seems that this is no longer an invitation card, but a road to the sky.
Could it be Tongtian Dao, this post came from the Old Summer Palace, even if it wasn't from the emperor's hand, it must have been a sign from the emperor.
In fact, when the auction was going to be held, Minning planned the whole plan.The forces in the capital were mobilized with all their strength, and those who met the conditions were reported in detail with their names and backgrounds.
After seeing it with Minning, Fourth Master ticked off some of the names.
Afterwards, this quota will be passed on, and the invitations will be made by the people below.
Right now, because there is not enough time, Fourth Master wanted to promote the machine as soon as possible, so he only chose the capital city to promote it.
In the future, it will expand its scale and expand to various provinces.
Before NO.20 arrived, the whole capital city was in motion because of this news, and with the help of newspapers, the people in the whole capital city were talking about it.
The whole day is either talking about who received the post, or talking about why the emperor invited these people to Huangzhuang?
The actual posting time is only three days, no matter what news is in these three days, all the people in Beijing are discussing the same thing, which is something that rarely happens since the newspaper came out.
The newspapers wanted to compete for share, so the news they reported was divergent as much as possible. It was already difficult for the newspapers in the capital to focus on the same thing like this.
After all, there are so many channels. Even the newspapers of major and minor events in the capital cannot be published. After receiving the information bombardment, even the common people began to choose what they want to read. It is difficult to satisfy everyone's appetite when a piece of news comes out. As a result, even if something spreads widely, there will always be some people who don't know about it.
However, everyone knows that one thing can cause trouble, and probably only the emperor has this ability.
Before April [-]th came, the vicinity of Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing was crowded with people. These people either stayed in the surrounding villages, or simply camped in the wild for a day.
Anyway, it's only one or two nights.
In short, those who are afraid of missing the time can try their best to rush over as early as possible.
On April [-]th, the weather was really good this time. The sun shone on the ground, dispelling the chill and bringing a little warmth.
Outside Huangzhuang, there were already many people waiting. These people were all wearing thin jackets, and their hats were still slightly wet. They could tell that they had started waiting before dawn, otherwise the hats would not have been stained with dew.
After the sun rose, there were at least a hundred people waiting outside Zhuangzi. Among the hundreds of people were old farmers, civilians, merchants, and reporters from various newspapers.
Yes, Minning even gave each newspaper an invitation card, and each invitation card can only come to one person. In this way, the merchants only accounted for a small number.
Probably because people are divided into groups, the merchants automatically stood together and greeted each other. Compared with other classes, as merchants, they habitually put on a mask and enthusiastically cultivate relationships.
When the sun was slanting in the sky, someone took out the pocket watch in his pocket, saw that it was already eight o'clock, and thought that he would continue to wait, but unexpectedly, the gate of Huangzhuang opened and invited them in.
A group of people walked towards Huangzhuang one after another, and everyone stopped talking, and their expressions became solemn.
Huangzhuang is actually just a Zhuangzi, but it also bears the character of Huang. As long as it bears the character of Huang, people will not respect it.
This time the emperor sent invitations to them, and many of them were flattered. This showed that they were a person of their own size, and that they were able to get into the eyes of the emperor. Even if it spread, it would be something worth showing off.
After the excitement passed, many people became anxious.
What did the emperor ask them to come here for?
Many people came to their senses and began to use their own channels to find out the reason. However, the emperor never discussed this matter with the court ministers, and some ministers were also kept in the dark.
Many people were caught blind when the incident happened this time.
And the businessmen who didn't get the news began to feel uneasy. Could it be that the emperor wanted to gather them together and seize their wealth.
This is not to blame for these businessmen's wild thinking. The businessmen in the entire Central Plains are deformed. Even if the businessmen of the past dynasties have accumulated huge wealth and reached the point of wealth that rivals the country, they are like Shen Wansan.
But whoever the imperial court wants to make a decision on, even if you are Shen Wansan, you have to give up your family wealth.
It has to be said that this is the contempt of the world for thousands of years for merchants, thinking that they are not doing business, but taking advantage of the huge empire.
This kind of profit that can be multiplied by changing hands naturally attracted the attention of many people.
Therefore, the relationship between merchants and officials has been inseparable since ancient times.
It has become a norm for merchants to provide money to officials, and officials to provide protection to merchants.
It is difficult for merchants without official protection to expand in the market.
Sometimes the government can find a reason at will, and it can destroy a merchant's entire family.
If an emperor took a fancy to this huge amount of wealth, it would be even more serious. How did Shen Wansan die, not because he was too rich.
If you gather too much money, you have to spend your life.
The merchants couldn't wait to get together and exchange news, but unfortunately, no matter which party it was, they didn't get the exact news. Walking in the Huangzhuang for a while, the merchants were a little uneasy.
Walking into Huangzhuang, these people were quickly led to a canteen, where hot food was already prepared.
Many people waited in front of Huangzhuang early in the morning, and their stomachs were already empty at this time. After smelling the aroma of food, their stomachs seemed to wake up and let out a grunting sound.
He blushed a little when he realized it, but he felt at ease again seeing that the people next to him were doing the same.
The person who led the way pointed to the window and said, "All of you line up to eat first, and you can eat first before Yu Jia comes over."
As soon as these words were said, many people relaxed. The nerves that had been strained early in the morning relaxed when they encountered delicious food, especially looking at the window that was emitting white water vapor.
Drinking a bowl of porridge early in the morning is the best enjoyment. There are not only steamed buns on the window, but also freshly fried dumplings, as well as bean curd and soy milk to choose from.
Seeing such a sumptuous breakfast, these people lined up consciously, took the plates and took the morning from the window.
Fourth master set off from Yuanmingyuan early in the morning, but was caught by the ministers guarding outside Yuanmingyuan.
This group of people did not go to Huangzhuang first, but waited outside the Old Summer Palace for Shengjia to go together.
As soon as the time was delayed, the sun would rise. Fourth Master looked at a large group of courtiers waiting outside, some with invitations and some without invitations. These people all acted as if they must follow Shengjia.
Fourth master understood the plan of these people, come on, follow if you want.
Since so many people were brought along, Fourth Master simply invited the Supreme Emperor along with him, and by the way called his two sons, the team became even bigger.
After rendezvous with the imperial chariot of the Supreme Emperor, a large group of people headed for Huangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing.
For convenience, the Huangzhuang chosen by Siye is located outside the North City, and it doesn't take much time to walk from the Old Summer Palace.
However, this team was too huge, and when they slowly moved to Huangzhuang, the sun was already rising.
At the same time, the people in Zhuangzi had finished their meal and were invited to wait in the field on Zhuangzi.
And sheds have already been set up on the ground, these sheds are connected in a line, hundreds of people squeezed in, it doesn't look crowded at all.
A square table and four benches were placed in each shed, and the big guys sat on the benches, drinking tea and chatting.
This feeling is not like being in Huangzhuang, but gathering in your own Zhuangzi.
Originally thought that Huangzhuang was different from other Zhuangzi, but looking at it this way, there is an extra character of Huang, which is no different from his own Zhuangzi.
That's right, after all, it's just a Zhuangzi, not the inner courtyard of the palace.
Just when everyone was relaxing, a rumbling sound came from a distance, which sounded like the sound of a waterfall from a distance.
Many people were surprised. This Huangzhuang is surrounded by plains. Where did the waterfall come from?
The sound became louder and louder, and everyone saw a person holding a strange-looking instrument. The sound came from that instrument. The instrument had a big head, and white smoke was emitting from the big end, which made many people swallow Drooling, eyes widened.
It can be said that among all the people, the fastest responders are the reporters. These reporters have already practiced reflexive movements. As soon as they saw the big equipment, they quickly picked up a pen and recorded it on the paper in their hands.
If someone else looked sideways, they would not be able to recognize what the reporter wrote. They would only see the undulating curves on the paper. These are the shorthand methods that the reporter has practiced all the year round. Some words are so simple that only the reporter knows what he wrote what was written.
The machine was getting closer and closer, and when they got to the ground, everyone saw that the machine that made the sound was actually walking by themselves, and the person behind was just holding the machine to keep balance.
The car stopped on the ground, the man turned off the engine, the sound of the equipment gradually became weaker, and then disappeared.
The man slowly let go of his hand, and the bracket on the front of the instrument fell to the ground.
It wasn't until the people in the shed realized that they were talking loudly for a while, discussing this equipment.
If it was in a nearby place, these people would have surrounded them without asking. Even though there are too many doubts in their hearts, they still remember that this is Huangzhuang, not a place where they are allowed to be presumptuous, and these people are only under the shed. Discuss among yourself.
But at this time, everyone had a consensus that this thing was probably the reason why the emperor invited them over.
Many people can't wait for Yujia to come soon, and the little worry before has long been thrown into the sky.
While the people in the shed were discussing, two more people came over pushing a cart with a plow and a rake on it.
It's just that this rake is not what you usually see, but a rectangle, about six feet long and two feet wide, and the four sides are fixed with wood.The upward side of the wood is very smooth, while the downward side is densely packed with iron nails, all about a foot long, similar in shape to a rake, only bigger, it cannot be dragged by manpower at all, even an ox would have to use it Some strength.
Many people thought about it, if it is a single tool, they don't know what it will do, but if it is paired with these two agricultural tools, there are not a few people with unique eyesight.
These three things immediately caused a commotion among the people in the shed.
Merchants saw business opportunities from it, farmers saw new-style farm tools from it, and some big landowners thought about it. This thing is not as difficult to handle as cattle. It is greatly shortened.
Nowadays, many ordinary people no longer care about farming, but go to work in factories. The factory provides food, drink, and money, and does not need to pay land taxes, which is much more cost-effective than farming.
At the beginning, many tenants were lost, and the big landlord didn't take it seriously. Anyway, there is no need to worry about no one to cultivate this land. Without Butcher Zhang and Butcher Wang, there will always be someone to rent this land.
Unexpectedly, these tenants ran away more and more, and now all those who have no land in their hands, and those who can run, all ran to the factory.
In addition, the imperial court has a grain protection policy, and the price can only increase within the range specified by the imperial court, so the grain can no longer be sold at a high price.For the common people, as long as they have money, they can buy grain, so it doesn't matter whether they plant land or not.
Coupled with the expanded use of sea transportation, it only takes one month for the three-cooked grains in Hainan, Guangdong to be transported to the capital. A large amount of foreign grains flooded into the capital, which impacted the grain prices in the south of the Yangtze River.
After all, in the past, the grain in the capital was transported from the south of the Yangtze River, and the price of grain in the south of the Yangtze River could not be compared with that of places where three crops were harvested a year. Under such circumstances, the price of grain would be greatly reduced. Businesses have to lose even more.
The government's grain price protection policy saved most of the grain merchants from death, but just after recovering, these grain merchants didn't know whether to thank the court or hate the court.
After all, although there is a minimum price for grain, there is also a maximum price, and in the future, you can only move within this range.
It has become impossible to take advantage of some disasters to distribute disaster money.
This kind of grain price has become acceptable to ordinary people, and the absurdity of selling new grain at the base price and finding out that you have to pay several times the price to buy old grain has never happened again.
The grain price protection policy has given the common people a certain amount of confidence that as long as they have money, they can buy grain.
On this basis, many factories took advantage of the imperial court's policy to recruit people wantonly, and many people were indeed recruited.
Turning to the second year, seeing that the people who started to eat crabs had money, white rice and white noodles and those who didn’t need money moved to their homes, many people followed suit, and like this, people from village to village entered the factory collectively.
Many villages have become much more empty, leaving only the elderly, women and children who are housekeepers.
If other people have seen the future from these three things, then the ones who are least impressed are the scholars.
These scholars are all ambitious, so naturally they look down on these strange and obscene things, and even slander the emperor in their hearts for playing with things and losing their ambitions. Some of them plan to remonstrate with the emperor later.
In any case, seeking money, fame and fortune, all gathered this time.
As soon as the imperial chariots of the emperor and the overlord entered Huangzhuang, the whole Huangzhuang began to operate like a sophisticated machine.
Even the people waiting on the ground heard the sound of gongs beating. This is the sound of clearing the road. If you drive forward, no one should block the road ahead.
The people waiting on the ground got up one after another, stretched their necks and looked in the direction of Huangzhuang.
They are located at the rear of Huangzhuang, so Yujia should also come from the direction of Huangzhuang.
The second hand of the pocket watch went around for a while, and finally saw Yu Jia's figure.
The people on the ground took a deep breath, no wonder it was delayed for so long, the imperial driver was too huge.
When Yu Jia came to the field, the ones behind hadn't left Huangzhuang yet.
Two imperial chariots embroidered with five-clawed golden dragons stopped on the ground, and all the people under the shed knelt down.
There can only be one reason for the two imperial chariots, that is, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor passed by.
If they had some thoughts before, then when they saw the two imperial chariots, these people lost all thoughts and knelt down in awe to express their surrender.
Fourth master got off the imperial chariot, and saw the kneeling person in front of him, but he didn't take it into consideration, but came to another imperial chariot first, and helped the Supreme Emperor down.
In due course the two sons came to their side.
The Supreme Emperor got off the imperial chariot, looked ahead and nodded, "Is this the thing?" The Supreme Emperor looked at the strange-looking big iron lump parked in front of the imperial chariot, presumably it was the tractor that the fourth child was talking about.
The fourth master smiled and nodded, "Huihan Ama said, it is indeed this thing."
Afterwards, he helped the Supreme Emperor to step forward, and flicked his sleeves to make the people under the shed next to him stand up.
The people under the shed shouted, "Thank you Lord Ron." Then they got up one after another.
Fourth Master didn't care about these people, and directly supported the Supreme Emperor to the tractor.
The Supreme Emperor touched the handle, looked around the front of the plane, and then said to Fourth Master, "Okay, let me take a look."
Although an eunuch described it to him in detail before, but he didn't see it with his own eyes after all. The Supreme Emperor still couldn't imagine how this thing works by relying on his imagination.
Fourth Master nodded and waved to the side.
Immediately, a person stepped out from the crowd. It was the same person who tested the tractor in Yuanmingyuan last time.
After the man passed by, he knelt down and said, "Cao Min kowtowed to see the Supreme Emperor kowtowed to the emperor."
The fourth master slightly raised his hand and said, "Let everyone test it first." Then he turned his head and said to the Supreme Emperor, "Khan Ama, please follow your son back."
The Supreme Emperor put his hand on the emperor's hand and let his son help him to the side of the field.
The man came over with a strange-looking iron bar in his hand, then inserted it somewhere in the front machine, and shook it vigorously.
Shaking faster and faster, soon the rumble sounded again.
The courtiers who heard it for the first time were frightened and shouted, "Protect the holy car!" Hurling, they surrounded the emperor and the emperor.
Before Fourth Master could speak, the Supreme Emperor was not happy, waved his hands and said, "Everyone back up, back up, you are blocking my sight!"
At this time, Hong Kyung and Hong Shi entered the stage, "Don't worry, my lords, let's take a step back and stop standing on the field."
After realizing that it was a false alarm, everyone backed away, and then the fear in their eyes receded, in exchange for curiosity.
The people in the shed behaved better than the ministers. After all, they had seen the sound of iron bumps before and had already developed a certain resistance.
This time the big iron lump yelled, and everyone realized that the big iron lump had to yell to run.
Hong Jing stepped forward and followed the fourth master to help the Supreme Emperor to a place far away from the ground, and then saw a person come to help carry the deep plow.
The deep plow has been modified, with a head welded on it, just enough to be connected to the tractor.
After aligning the eyes, grab a big iron bar, and the deep plow is firmly connected to the tractor.
The man held the tractor and reported to the fourth master, "Long live, the grass people are ready."
Fourth Master waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, plow this piece of land as quickly as possible."
Since preparing to hold an auction in Huangzhuang, Huangzhuang asked Huangzhuang to prepare a piece of land. This land was originally a piece of dry land, neatly formed into a square, and it was a large field of one mu of land.
Since the order was passed down, the waiting crops in this field were harvested as quickly as possible.
After more than half a month of neglect, the field was already full of weeds, which killed the crops. Occasionally, those that did not die became malnourished because they could not compete with the weeds.
This piece of land is still a good land, and it was abandoned in vain, and the people in Huangzhuang felt distressed when they saw it.
But after the order from above, the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to see it in person, and the place can only be left in such a deserted state.
Fourth master gave an order, and the man drove the tractor and ran quickly in the field, and the land was thrown to the sides.
At this time, a few people ran out of the thatched shed and ran into the field to look at the plowed land.
Without fourth master opening his mouth, the guards next to him quickly ran over and arrested the group of people.
Those few were only wearing cotton clothes, which looked a little flimsy, and the color of the wash was not bright. Although the clothes were very smooth, to be honest, they knew that their family background was relatively poor.
Fourth master waved his hand, and the guards brought them over.
"Release the person." Fourth master scolded.
After the guards let go, the old farmers immediately fell to their knees.
"Your Majesty, Cao Min and others lost their sense of proportion just now, they were really too excited."
Fourth Master naturally knew that it was not the time to grab the limelight, so he took a step back and said to the Supreme Emperor, "Ama Khan, these people did it unintentionally, why don't you let them go."
Basically, as soon as fourth master made a move, the Supreme Emperor knew what he wanted to do.
Then he nodded and said, "It doesn't matter, even I am very excited at this moment." Then the Supreme Emperor asked the old farmers, "What do you think of these sharp weapons?"
One of the old farmers knelt down and said: "The grass people don't understand anything, only know that if the grass people have this thing, plowing the land will no longer be a laborious task."
The old farmer can't say anything big, he can only speak according to his own ideas.
The Supreme Emperor nodded, and asked him to get up and ask the people next to him.
"...This iron bump can completely replace the plowing ox. It doesn't take much effort to plow the ground, and it's faster than the ox. It can plow continuously without worrying about exhausting the ox. If this thing belongs to It’s easy to plant tens of acres of land.” The old farmer blushed with excitement when asked, and his voice was high-pitched.
All of a sudden, several old farmers were scrambling to praise the tractor.
The Supreme Emperor felt something was wrong when he heard it. Why did these people turn around and want to ask him for a machine?
The Supreme Emperor pretended not to understand, waved his hand and said to several people, "Okay, I already know what you want to say, you all step back."
A few old farmers were a little disappointed, but they left as promised.
Hong Shi, who was behind Fourth Master, abducted Hong Jing, and muttered in a low voice, "These guys are too fantastic."
Hong Kyung stared ahead and turned a deaf ear.
Hiroshi felt bored, so he had no choice but to follow suit.
In the field, the tractor was still plowing in the field at the same speed as before, and basically everyone's eyes were following him.
Such a boring action, hundreds of people are not bored watching it.
An hour later, the acre of land was almost full, and the soil in the entire field was overturned, and the man came back with the tractor.
This time, the plow was replaced with a rake.
This time the man stopped walking, and the son stood directly on the rake. Once the machine started, the plowing speed was faster than before.
The rake ran forward and smashed all the big soil. The grass roots in the soil were either broken or were given out by the rake to run forward.
This time I didn't run the whole field, I only ran back and forth, and stopped the machine aside.
Then it was Hong Kyung's turn.
During this period of time, Hong Kyung has been trained, and he already knows what to say and what not to say.
After all, things like this kind of promotion can't make fourth master stand up in person, so Hong Kyung is a good candidate.
Hong Kyung waved and asked the guards to invite the group of people under the shed over.
They came out after all the people arrived, no matter if they were courtiers, businessmen or farmers, all of them pointed their eyes at Hong Kyung.
Hong Jing took a deep breath, and then said, "I think everyone has seen it. This thing is called a tractor, and it was researched by several craftsmen. Please come over this time and have a look. I think everyone understands the function of a tractor." Then what I want to say is that the tractor is not only useful for this purpose, it can replace the functional cattle when working in the field, and it can also be combined with a special water hose to pump water from low-lying places to In the field. You can also add a carriage at the back, and it will become a car in a blink of an eye. All in all, this thing has many functions, and you can study the specific functions.”
There was some commotion among the people below, and Hong Kyung stretched out his hand and pressed it forward, "Don't be in a hurry, I'm asking you to come here, and I want to sell the recipe for this thing. After all, it was built by the imperial court, and few Ten years may not be able to meet the needs of the entire Qing Dynasty."
"This time, whether you are a businessman or an official, you can auction off this prescription."
Hong Kyung glanced around the excited crowd, and said, "However, there are some ugly words to be said first. This thing is like a cow. The cow has to eat grass, and this thing needs to eat a kind of fuel called diesel. Only now, it has been classified as Officially sold, that is to say, like salt and iron, it is owned by the state. So if you want to make this thing, you have to think carefully, this thing must be used with diesel."
Everyone looked at each other, and one of the merchants raised his hand and asked, "Your Highness, the third prince, what is the price?"
Hong Kyung smiled and said, "The price of diesel oil is two cents a catty. For this acre of land, you only need five catties of diesel oil at most."
After doing the math, it only costs ten pennies, and ten pennies can save several days of time, so this business is naturally a good deal.
The businessman didn't take the price of diesel oil to heart, but geared up and asked Hong Kyung, "I don't know when this formula will be auctioned?"
At present, merchants in the Qing Dynasty are used to buying prescriptions. This started from the auction house, and it also led to a group of folk research. These people specialize in researching new things. Funding is underway for research.
The businessman bought a house and opened a factory, and when the product was finished, he could earn huge profits.
Even some businessmen feel that their equipment is inconvenient to use, and they will hire folk craftsmen to improve it.
After the improvement, the craftsman will be paid a fee.
Under such a good cycle, folk inventions can be described as a big explosion.
If the merchant was happy, the courtiers were ecstatic.
Who doesn't know that the Qing Dynasty did not allow officials to engage in business.
The third prince made such a statement, and the emperor did not refute it. Could it be that the court is going to allow officials to engage in business?
However, Hong Kyung's next words made these officials feel awkward.
"There are two ways to deal with the auction prescriptions for officials. One is to hang up the crown, buy the prescription, and open a factory by yourself. The other is to set up a company in the name of the official's office to auction the prescription. The company can follow the previous example and hire businessmen to run the company. Yamen can be fully owned or participate in a part of the shares. It cannot directly intervene in the operation, and it cannot suppress other similar companies. It can only participate in the year-end dividend.”
A group of officials were discouraged, so they knew that there were not so many good things.
They were in the capital, and the affairs in the yamen were so complicated that they couldn't get involved at all. If it was okay in the local area, the local yamen said nothing.
Immediately the officials realized that the method of feelings was not for them!
No matter which official, there are some close friends. Since this prescription is useless to them, they don't mind using it as a favor. Some even plan to write a letter after returning to tell their friends about it.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Hong Kyung said, "Since this item is of great importance, it may even bring earth-shaking changes to our Qing Dynasty. Therefore, this auction will be extended for a period of time, and I will leave it to everyone to think about it. Here I announce At the end of June, an auction of tractor formula will be held at the Hongshuikeng Auction House in Beijing!"
In two months, presumably this news should be able to spread all over the country.
At the same time, the news that Hongwang and Da Gege signed up to study at the Children's Academy spread quickly in the mansion.
Prince Lian Fujin also got the news soon.
After hearing the news, her face froze, remembering her omissions.
These two children were raised by Ba Ye for her since they were born, and after all, they were not her own. She had never cared about that, and the relationship with the two children was even more lukewarm.
Not to mention that this is a child born to her husband by another woman, all because of her own inability to bear it. Every time Ba Fujin thinks of this, it feels like a thorn in his heart.
How can she treat these two children sincerely?
It is her generosity to give something to eat and drink without starving to death.
Regarding the issue of children's reading, Prince Lian Fujin didn't take it to heart. Generally, the children of the clan are studying at the age of nine, and it is said that they are studying at the age of six. This is because the family attaches great importance to their children's education.
Right now, Eighth Master suddenly spread the news that he wanted to send the two children to the Children's Academy. Does that mean that he can't see her neglecting the two children so much?
Otherwise, why didn't you even discuss it with her, and just made a decision.
Ba Fujin bit his lip, the round fan in his hand couldn't move anymore, and said to the maid beside him, "Go and invite me here."
When Ba Ye heard that Ba Fujin invited him, he quickly came to the backyard.
Ba Fujin stepped forward to help her sit down, squeezed his shoulders, and inquired about the news that had been circulating in the mansion.
Baye said, "It's true."
Bafujin's hands froze, and he asked tentatively, "Master, are you blaming my two children for not asking?"
Eighth Master held her hand, pulled her aside and sat down, and then said the enrollment information, "It has nothing to do with you, it's because someone outside is staring at Grandpa."
After Ba Fujin heard Ba Ye's explanation, he was a little moved, "Don't blame me, I missed asking the two children to have a wife, otherwise I wouldn't be found by others."
But Ba Ye shook his head and said, "The matter of finding a wife for the child should be decided by the original, and it has nothing to do with you."
Ba Ye had known for a long time that Ba Fujin was not close to the two children, but he never took it to heart. In fact, he himself neglected the two children, otherwise he would not have forgotten to ask the two children for a wife.
Now that things have happened, how can the mistakes made by big men be attributed to women.
But Bafujin breathed a sigh of relief, as long as his master didn't blame him.
In the middle of April, a very strange thing happened in the capital.
It is said that all those who can be said to be famous in the capital, no matter what level they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, have received invitations from the palace, inviting them to go to Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing on April [-].
This news was like a cannonball, which swept the entire capital as soon as it came out.
In the beginning, only officials in the officialdom received invitations, so the news was not easy to leak out.
But since the first businessman also received the invitation, the whole capital has become a sensation. What does this mean?Explain that this matter involves businessmen.
Later, merchants were no longer restricted, like scholars and landlords, or they all received invitations.
At this time, some people can feel the taste, and the Palace of Emotions also reads people's posts, and everyone who receives the posts is famous.
At this moment, the people who were a little bit famous in the entire capital all looked at the Old Summer Palace eagerly, hoping that the next post would come to them.
When it was my turn, those who received the post were so excited that they died, while those who did not receive the post looked aggrieved, as if they were looking at the heartbroken man.
In any case, one post really stirred up the water in the entire capital, and many people were crazy about it, crazy about it.
It seems that this is no longer an invitation card, but a road to the sky.
Could it be Tongtian Dao, this post came from the Old Summer Palace, even if it wasn't from the emperor's hand, it must have been a sign from the emperor.
In fact, when the auction was going to be held, Minning planned the whole plan.The forces in the capital were mobilized with all their strength, and those who met the conditions were reported in detail with their names and backgrounds.
After seeing it with Minning, Fourth Master ticked off some of the names.
Afterwards, this quota will be passed on, and the invitations will be made by the people below.
Right now, because there is not enough time, Fourth Master wanted to promote the machine as soon as possible, so he only chose the capital city to promote it.
In the future, it will expand its scale and expand to various provinces.
Before NO.20 arrived, the whole capital city was in motion because of this news, and with the help of newspapers, the people in the whole capital city were talking about it.
The whole day is either talking about who received the post, or talking about why the emperor invited these people to Huangzhuang?
The actual posting time is only three days, no matter what news is in these three days, all the people in Beijing are discussing the same thing, which is something that rarely happens since the newspaper came out.
The newspapers wanted to compete for share, so the news they reported was divergent as much as possible. It was already difficult for the newspapers in the capital to focus on the same thing like this.
After all, there are so many channels. Even the newspapers of major and minor events in the capital cannot be published. After receiving the information bombardment, even the common people began to choose what they want to read. It is difficult to satisfy everyone's appetite when a piece of news comes out. As a result, even if something spreads widely, there will always be some people who don't know about it.
However, everyone knows that one thing can cause trouble, and probably only the emperor has this ability.
Before April [-]th came, the vicinity of Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing was crowded with people. These people either stayed in the surrounding villages, or simply camped in the wild for a day.
Anyway, it's only one or two nights.
In short, those who are afraid of missing the time can try their best to rush over as early as possible.
On April [-]th, the weather was really good this time. The sun shone on the ground, dispelling the chill and bringing a little warmth.
Outside Huangzhuang, there were already many people waiting. These people were all wearing thin jackets, and their hats were still slightly wet. They could tell that they had started waiting before dawn, otherwise the hats would not have been stained with dew.
After the sun rose, there were at least a hundred people waiting outside Zhuangzi. Among the hundreds of people were old farmers, civilians, merchants, and reporters from various newspapers.
Yes, Minning even gave each newspaper an invitation card, and each invitation card can only come to one person. In this way, the merchants only accounted for a small number.
Probably because people are divided into groups, the merchants automatically stood together and greeted each other. Compared with other classes, as merchants, they habitually put on a mask and enthusiastically cultivate relationships.
When the sun was slanting in the sky, someone took out the pocket watch in his pocket, saw that it was already eight o'clock, and thought that he would continue to wait, but unexpectedly, the gate of Huangzhuang opened and invited them in.
A group of people walked towards Huangzhuang one after another, and everyone stopped talking, and their expressions became solemn.
Huangzhuang is actually just a Zhuangzi, but it also bears the character of Huang. As long as it bears the character of Huang, people will not respect it.
This time the emperor sent invitations to them, and many of them were flattered. This showed that they were a person of their own size, and that they were able to get into the eyes of the emperor. Even if it spread, it would be something worth showing off.
After the excitement passed, many people became anxious.
What did the emperor ask them to come here for?
Many people came to their senses and began to use their own channels to find out the reason. However, the emperor never discussed this matter with the court ministers, and some ministers were also kept in the dark.
Many people were caught blind when the incident happened this time.
And the businessmen who didn't get the news began to feel uneasy. Could it be that the emperor wanted to gather them together and seize their wealth.
This is not to blame for these businessmen's wild thinking. The businessmen in the entire Central Plains are deformed. Even if the businessmen of the past dynasties have accumulated huge wealth and reached the point of wealth that rivals the country, they are like Shen Wansan.
But whoever the imperial court wants to make a decision on, even if you are Shen Wansan, you have to give up your family wealth.
It has to be said that this is the contempt of the world for thousands of years for merchants, thinking that they are not doing business, but taking advantage of the huge empire.
This kind of profit that can be multiplied by changing hands naturally attracted the attention of many people.
Therefore, the relationship between merchants and officials has been inseparable since ancient times.
It has become a norm for merchants to provide money to officials, and officials to provide protection to merchants.
It is difficult for merchants without official protection to expand in the market.
Sometimes the government can find a reason at will, and it can destroy a merchant's entire family.
If an emperor took a fancy to this huge amount of wealth, it would be even more serious. How did Shen Wansan die, not because he was too rich.
If you gather too much money, you have to spend your life.
The merchants couldn't wait to get together and exchange news, but unfortunately, no matter which party it was, they didn't get the exact news. Walking in the Huangzhuang for a while, the merchants were a little uneasy.
Walking into Huangzhuang, these people were quickly led to a canteen, where hot food was already prepared.
Many people waited in front of Huangzhuang early in the morning, and their stomachs were already empty at this time. After smelling the aroma of food, their stomachs seemed to wake up and let out a grunting sound.
He blushed a little when he realized it, but he felt at ease again seeing that the people next to him were doing the same.
The person who led the way pointed to the window and said, "All of you line up to eat first, and you can eat first before Yu Jia comes over."
As soon as these words were said, many people relaxed. The nerves that had been strained early in the morning relaxed when they encountered delicious food, especially looking at the window that was emitting white water vapor.
Drinking a bowl of porridge early in the morning is the best enjoyment. There are not only steamed buns on the window, but also freshly fried dumplings, as well as bean curd and soy milk to choose from.
Seeing such a sumptuous breakfast, these people lined up consciously, took the plates and took the morning from the window.
Fourth master set off from Yuanmingyuan early in the morning, but was caught by the ministers guarding outside Yuanmingyuan.
This group of people did not go to Huangzhuang first, but waited outside the Old Summer Palace for Shengjia to go together.
As soon as the time was delayed, the sun would rise. Fourth Master looked at a large group of courtiers waiting outside, some with invitations and some without invitations. These people all acted as if they must follow Shengjia.
Fourth master understood the plan of these people, come on, follow if you want.
Since so many people were brought along, Fourth Master simply invited the Supreme Emperor along with him, and by the way called his two sons, the team became even bigger.
After rendezvous with the imperial chariot of the Supreme Emperor, a large group of people headed for Huangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing.
For convenience, the Huangzhuang chosen by Siye is located outside the North City, and it doesn't take much time to walk from the Old Summer Palace.
However, this team was too huge, and when they slowly moved to Huangzhuang, the sun was already rising.
At the same time, the people in Zhuangzi had finished their meal and were invited to wait in the field on Zhuangzi.
And sheds have already been set up on the ground, these sheds are connected in a line, hundreds of people squeezed in, it doesn't look crowded at all.
A square table and four benches were placed in each shed, and the big guys sat on the benches, drinking tea and chatting.
This feeling is not like being in Huangzhuang, but gathering in your own Zhuangzi.
Originally thought that Huangzhuang was different from other Zhuangzi, but looking at it this way, there is an extra character of Huang, which is no different from his own Zhuangzi.
That's right, after all, it's just a Zhuangzi, not the inner courtyard of the palace.
Just when everyone was relaxing, a rumbling sound came from a distance, which sounded like the sound of a waterfall from a distance.
Many people were surprised. This Huangzhuang is surrounded by plains. Where did the waterfall come from?
The sound became louder and louder, and everyone saw a person holding a strange-looking instrument. The sound came from that instrument. The instrument had a big head, and white smoke was emitting from the big end, which made many people swallow Drooling, eyes widened.
It can be said that among all the people, the fastest responders are the reporters. These reporters have already practiced reflexive movements. As soon as they saw the big equipment, they quickly picked up a pen and recorded it on the paper in their hands.
If someone else looked sideways, they would not be able to recognize what the reporter wrote. They would only see the undulating curves on the paper. These are the shorthand methods that the reporter has practiced all the year round. Some words are so simple that only the reporter knows what he wrote what was written.
The machine was getting closer and closer, and when they got to the ground, everyone saw that the machine that made the sound was actually walking by themselves, and the person behind was just holding the machine to keep balance.
The car stopped on the ground, the man turned off the engine, the sound of the equipment gradually became weaker, and then disappeared.
The man slowly let go of his hand, and the bracket on the front of the instrument fell to the ground.
It wasn't until the people in the shed realized that they were talking loudly for a while, discussing this equipment.
If it was in a nearby place, these people would have surrounded them without asking. Even though there are too many doubts in their hearts, they still remember that this is Huangzhuang, not a place where they are allowed to be presumptuous, and these people are only under the shed. Discuss among yourself.
But at this time, everyone had a consensus that this thing was probably the reason why the emperor invited them over.
Many people can't wait for Yujia to come soon, and the little worry before has long been thrown into the sky.
While the people in the shed were discussing, two more people came over pushing a cart with a plow and a rake on it.
It's just that this rake is not what you usually see, but a rectangle, about six feet long and two feet wide, and the four sides are fixed with wood.The upward side of the wood is very smooth, while the downward side is densely packed with iron nails, all about a foot long, similar in shape to a rake, only bigger, it cannot be dragged by manpower at all, even an ox would have to use it Some strength.
Many people thought about it, if it is a single tool, they don't know what it will do, but if it is paired with these two agricultural tools, there are not a few people with unique eyesight.
These three things immediately caused a commotion among the people in the shed.
Merchants saw business opportunities from it, farmers saw new-style farm tools from it, and some big landowners thought about it. This thing is not as difficult to handle as cattle. It is greatly shortened.
Nowadays, many ordinary people no longer care about farming, but go to work in factories. The factory provides food, drink, and money, and does not need to pay land taxes, which is much more cost-effective than farming.
At the beginning, many tenants were lost, and the big landlord didn't take it seriously. Anyway, there is no need to worry about no one to cultivate this land. Without Butcher Zhang and Butcher Wang, there will always be someone to rent this land.
Unexpectedly, these tenants ran away more and more, and now all those who have no land in their hands, and those who can run, all ran to the factory.
In addition, the imperial court has a grain protection policy, and the price can only increase within the range specified by the imperial court, so the grain can no longer be sold at a high price.For the common people, as long as they have money, they can buy grain, so it doesn't matter whether they plant land or not.
Coupled with the expanded use of sea transportation, it only takes one month for the three-cooked grains in Hainan, Guangdong to be transported to the capital. A large amount of foreign grains flooded into the capital, which impacted the grain prices in the south of the Yangtze River.
After all, in the past, the grain in the capital was transported from the south of the Yangtze River, and the price of grain in the south of the Yangtze River could not be compared with that of places where three crops were harvested a year. Under such circumstances, the price of grain would be greatly reduced. Businesses have to lose even more.
The government's grain price protection policy saved most of the grain merchants from death, but just after recovering, these grain merchants didn't know whether to thank the court or hate the court.
After all, although there is a minimum price for grain, there is also a maximum price, and in the future, you can only move within this range.
It has become impossible to take advantage of some disasters to distribute disaster money.
This kind of grain price has become acceptable to ordinary people, and the absurdity of selling new grain at the base price and finding out that you have to pay several times the price to buy old grain has never happened again.
The grain price protection policy has given the common people a certain amount of confidence that as long as they have money, they can buy grain.
On this basis, many factories took advantage of the imperial court's policy to recruit people wantonly, and many people were indeed recruited.
Turning to the second year, seeing that the people who started to eat crabs had money, white rice and white noodles and those who didn’t need money moved to their homes, many people followed suit, and like this, people from village to village entered the factory collectively.
Many villages have become much more empty, leaving only the elderly, women and children who are housekeepers.
If other people have seen the future from these three things, then the ones who are least impressed are the scholars.
These scholars are all ambitious, so naturally they look down on these strange and obscene things, and even slander the emperor in their hearts for playing with things and losing their ambitions. Some of them plan to remonstrate with the emperor later.
In any case, seeking money, fame and fortune, all gathered this time.
As soon as the imperial chariots of the emperor and the overlord entered Huangzhuang, the whole Huangzhuang began to operate like a sophisticated machine.
Even the people waiting on the ground heard the sound of gongs beating. This is the sound of clearing the road. If you drive forward, no one should block the road ahead.
The people waiting on the ground got up one after another, stretched their necks and looked in the direction of Huangzhuang.
They are located at the rear of Huangzhuang, so Yujia should also come from the direction of Huangzhuang.
The second hand of the pocket watch went around for a while, and finally saw Yu Jia's figure.
The people on the ground took a deep breath, no wonder it was delayed for so long, the imperial driver was too huge.
When Yu Jia came to the field, the ones behind hadn't left Huangzhuang yet.
Two imperial chariots embroidered with five-clawed golden dragons stopped on the ground, and all the people under the shed knelt down.
There can only be one reason for the two imperial chariots, that is, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor passed by.
If they had some thoughts before, then when they saw the two imperial chariots, these people lost all thoughts and knelt down in awe to express their surrender.
Fourth master got off the imperial chariot, and saw the kneeling person in front of him, but he didn't take it into consideration, but came to another imperial chariot first, and helped the Supreme Emperor down.
In due course the two sons came to their side.
The Supreme Emperor got off the imperial chariot, looked ahead and nodded, "Is this the thing?" The Supreme Emperor looked at the strange-looking big iron lump parked in front of the imperial chariot, presumably it was the tractor that the fourth child was talking about.
The fourth master smiled and nodded, "Huihan Ama said, it is indeed this thing."
Afterwards, he helped the Supreme Emperor to step forward, and flicked his sleeves to make the people under the shed next to him stand up.
The people under the shed shouted, "Thank you Lord Ron." Then they got up one after another.
Fourth Master didn't care about these people, and directly supported the Supreme Emperor to the tractor.
The Supreme Emperor touched the handle, looked around the front of the plane, and then said to Fourth Master, "Okay, let me take a look."
Although an eunuch described it to him in detail before, but he didn't see it with his own eyes after all. The Supreme Emperor still couldn't imagine how this thing works by relying on his imagination.
Fourth Master nodded and waved to the side.
Immediately, a person stepped out from the crowd. It was the same person who tested the tractor in Yuanmingyuan last time.
After the man passed by, he knelt down and said, "Cao Min kowtowed to see the Supreme Emperor kowtowed to the emperor."
The fourth master slightly raised his hand and said, "Let everyone test it first." Then he turned his head and said to the Supreme Emperor, "Khan Ama, please follow your son back."
The Supreme Emperor put his hand on the emperor's hand and let his son help him to the side of the field.
The man came over with a strange-looking iron bar in his hand, then inserted it somewhere in the front machine, and shook it vigorously.
Shaking faster and faster, soon the rumble sounded again.
The courtiers who heard it for the first time were frightened and shouted, "Protect the holy car!" Hurling, they surrounded the emperor and the emperor.
Before Fourth Master could speak, the Supreme Emperor was not happy, waved his hands and said, "Everyone back up, back up, you are blocking my sight!"
At this time, Hong Kyung and Hong Shi entered the stage, "Don't worry, my lords, let's take a step back and stop standing on the field."
After realizing that it was a false alarm, everyone backed away, and then the fear in their eyes receded, in exchange for curiosity.
The people in the shed behaved better than the ministers. After all, they had seen the sound of iron bumps before and had already developed a certain resistance.
This time the big iron lump yelled, and everyone realized that the big iron lump had to yell to run.
Hong Jing stepped forward and followed the fourth master to help the Supreme Emperor to a place far away from the ground, and then saw a person come to help carry the deep plow.
The deep plow has been modified, with a head welded on it, just enough to be connected to the tractor.
After aligning the eyes, grab a big iron bar, and the deep plow is firmly connected to the tractor.
The man held the tractor and reported to the fourth master, "Long live, the grass people are ready."
Fourth Master waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, plow this piece of land as quickly as possible."
Since preparing to hold an auction in Huangzhuang, Huangzhuang asked Huangzhuang to prepare a piece of land. This land was originally a piece of dry land, neatly formed into a square, and it was a large field of one mu of land.
Since the order was passed down, the waiting crops in this field were harvested as quickly as possible.
After more than half a month of neglect, the field was already full of weeds, which killed the crops. Occasionally, those that did not die became malnourished because they could not compete with the weeds.
This piece of land is still a good land, and it was abandoned in vain, and the people in Huangzhuang felt distressed when they saw it.
But after the order from above, the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to see it in person, and the place can only be left in such a deserted state.
Fourth master gave an order, and the man drove the tractor and ran quickly in the field, and the land was thrown to the sides.
At this time, a few people ran out of the thatched shed and ran into the field to look at the plowed land.
Without fourth master opening his mouth, the guards next to him quickly ran over and arrested the group of people.
Those few were only wearing cotton clothes, which looked a little flimsy, and the color of the wash was not bright. Although the clothes were very smooth, to be honest, they knew that their family background was relatively poor.
Fourth master waved his hand, and the guards brought them over.
"Release the person." Fourth master scolded.
After the guards let go, the old farmers immediately fell to their knees.
"Your Majesty, Cao Min and others lost their sense of proportion just now, they were really too excited."
Fourth Master naturally knew that it was not the time to grab the limelight, so he took a step back and said to the Supreme Emperor, "Ama Khan, these people did it unintentionally, why don't you let them go."
Basically, as soon as fourth master made a move, the Supreme Emperor knew what he wanted to do.
Then he nodded and said, "It doesn't matter, even I am very excited at this moment." Then the Supreme Emperor asked the old farmers, "What do you think of these sharp weapons?"
One of the old farmers knelt down and said: "The grass people don't understand anything, only know that if the grass people have this thing, plowing the land will no longer be a laborious task."
The old farmer can't say anything big, he can only speak according to his own ideas.
The Supreme Emperor nodded, and asked him to get up and ask the people next to him.
"...This iron bump can completely replace the plowing ox. It doesn't take much effort to plow the ground, and it's faster than the ox. It can plow continuously without worrying about exhausting the ox. If this thing belongs to It’s easy to plant tens of acres of land.” The old farmer blushed with excitement when asked, and his voice was high-pitched.
All of a sudden, several old farmers were scrambling to praise the tractor.
The Supreme Emperor felt something was wrong when he heard it. Why did these people turn around and want to ask him for a machine?
The Supreme Emperor pretended not to understand, waved his hand and said to several people, "Okay, I already know what you want to say, you all step back."
A few old farmers were a little disappointed, but they left as promised.
Hong Shi, who was behind Fourth Master, abducted Hong Jing, and muttered in a low voice, "These guys are too fantastic."
Hong Kyung stared ahead and turned a deaf ear.
Hiroshi felt bored, so he had no choice but to follow suit.
In the field, the tractor was still plowing in the field at the same speed as before, and basically everyone's eyes were following him.
Such a boring action, hundreds of people are not bored watching it.
An hour later, the acre of land was almost full, and the soil in the entire field was overturned, and the man came back with the tractor.
This time, the plow was replaced with a rake.
This time the man stopped walking, and the son stood directly on the rake. Once the machine started, the plowing speed was faster than before.
The rake ran forward and smashed all the big soil. The grass roots in the soil were either broken or were given out by the rake to run forward.
This time I didn't run the whole field, I only ran back and forth, and stopped the machine aside.
Then it was Hong Kyung's turn.
During this period of time, Hong Kyung has been trained, and he already knows what to say and what not to say.
After all, things like this kind of promotion can't make fourth master stand up in person, so Hong Kyung is a good candidate.
Hong Kyung waved and asked the guards to invite the group of people under the shed over.
They came out after all the people arrived, no matter if they were courtiers, businessmen or farmers, all of them pointed their eyes at Hong Kyung.
Hong Jing took a deep breath, and then said, "I think everyone has seen it. This thing is called a tractor, and it was researched by several craftsmen. Please come over this time and have a look. I think everyone understands the function of a tractor." Then what I want to say is that the tractor is not only useful for this purpose, it can replace the functional cattle when working in the field, and it can also be combined with a special water hose to pump water from low-lying places to In the field. You can also add a carriage at the back, and it will become a car in a blink of an eye. All in all, this thing has many functions, and you can study the specific functions.”
There was some commotion among the people below, and Hong Kyung stretched out his hand and pressed it forward, "Don't be in a hurry, I'm asking you to come here, and I want to sell the recipe for this thing. After all, it was built by the imperial court, and few Ten years may not be able to meet the needs of the entire Qing Dynasty."
"This time, whether you are a businessman or an official, you can auction off this prescription."
Hong Kyung glanced around the excited crowd, and said, "However, there are some ugly words to be said first. This thing is like a cow. The cow has to eat grass, and this thing needs to eat a kind of fuel called diesel. Only now, it has been classified as Officially sold, that is to say, like salt and iron, it is owned by the state. So if you want to make this thing, you have to think carefully, this thing must be used with diesel."
Everyone looked at each other, and one of the merchants raised his hand and asked, "Your Highness, the third prince, what is the price?"
Hong Kyung smiled and said, "The price of diesel oil is two cents a catty. For this acre of land, you only need five catties of diesel oil at most."
After doing the math, it only costs ten pennies, and ten pennies can save several days of time, so this business is naturally a good deal.
The businessman didn't take the price of diesel oil to heart, but geared up and asked Hong Kyung, "I don't know when this formula will be auctioned?"
At present, merchants in the Qing Dynasty are used to buying prescriptions. This started from the auction house, and it also led to a group of folk research. These people specialize in researching new things. Funding is underway for research.
The businessman bought a house and opened a factory, and when the product was finished, he could earn huge profits.
Even some businessmen feel that their equipment is inconvenient to use, and they will hire folk craftsmen to improve it.
After the improvement, the craftsman will be paid a fee.
Under such a good cycle, folk inventions can be described as a big explosion.
If the merchant was happy, the courtiers were ecstatic.
Who doesn't know that the Qing Dynasty did not allow officials to engage in business.
The third prince made such a statement, and the emperor did not refute it. Could it be that the court is going to allow officials to engage in business?
However, Hong Kyung's next words made these officials feel awkward.
"There are two ways to deal with the auction prescriptions for officials. One is to hang up the crown, buy the prescription, and open a factory by yourself. The other is to set up a company in the name of the official's office to auction the prescription. The company can follow the previous example and hire businessmen to run the company. Yamen can be fully owned or participate in a part of the shares. It cannot directly intervene in the operation, and it cannot suppress other similar companies. It can only participate in the year-end dividend.”
A group of officials were discouraged, so they knew that there were not so many good things.
They were in the capital, and the affairs in the yamen were so complicated that they couldn't get involved at all. If it was okay in the local area, the local yamen said nothing.
Immediately the officials realized that the method of feelings was not for them!
No matter which official, there are some close friends. Since this prescription is useless to them, they don't mind using it as a favor. Some even plan to write a letter after returning to tell their friends about it.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Hong Kyung said, "Since this item is of great importance, it may even bring earth-shaking changes to our Qing Dynasty. Therefore, this auction will be extended for a period of time, and I will leave it to everyone to think about it. Here I announce At the end of June, an auction of tractor formula will be held at the Hongshuikeng Auction House in Beijing!"
In two months, presumably this news should be able to spread all over the country.
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