Chapter 393 If the efficiency is low, then let’s invite bids.

Author: Mo Se Jiangnan

Chapter 393 If the efficiency is low, then let’s invite bids.

"Liu Shenhong, please arrange for the students to settle down first."

Although these people have graduated, in Zhu Han's eyes, these people will always be his students.

Sometimes he even feels it.

These kids are still the same frizzy boys they used to be.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Liu Shenhong went down to arrange the students.

Zhu Han ignored the fatigue of the journey, took a few guards with him, and went straight to Yanjing City.

The reason why this journey is so slow is that besides training these students, it also has another purpose.

Before they arrived in Yanjing, he wanted to find out the situation in Yanjing first.

There is something after all.

If he were to see it as a prince, he would never be able to see it.

Li Shanchang is temporarily stationed in Yingtian Mansion to carry out preliminary coordination work. Liu Ji is now mainly in charge of Yanjing.

He definitely has the ability, but Liu Ji is only one person after all. He can control himself, but he may not be able to check and balance Yanjing's civil servant group.

He was actually very dissatisfied with the results Jin Yiwei reported to Zhu Han.

He would not believe Jin Yiwei's words. Now, Zhu Han wanted to see for himself whether what Jin Yiwei reported was true or false.

As soon as he entered Yanjing, Zhu Han frowned.

Regarding the construction of Yanjing, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han had a very grand plan.

According to their idea, the entire Yanjing should be demolished and rebuilt.

Originally, almost the entire Yanjing City would become a huge construction site.

But now...

The city of Yanjing is certainly bustling and lively, with pedestrians and horses on the streets, and many small vendors can be seen along the streets.

But Zhu Han could not see the slightest hope on the faces of these people.

These people gave him the feeling that they were ordinary people who lived numbly under the rule of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty before he led his eldest brother to rebel.

In recent years, Ming Dynasty has been expanding rapidly.

Although the life of the people is getting better and better, it is undeniable that because the territory is too vast, some places will inevitably not be taken care of.

It's not that Zhu Han can't understand this. No matter what you do, you have to do it step by step.

But when this happens in Yanjing, it is more serious.

Now the entire imperial court is supporting the construction of Yanjing, and a lot of money and countless materials are being sent to Yanjing.

Many projects are being prepared to start.

The jobs these projects can bring can feed at least one million people.

For ordinary people, the current Yanjing City should be a golden city full of opportunities and money can be made everywhere.

It will never be like this, a pool of stagnant water.

Zhu Han randomly picked a stall and picked up a porcelain vase with rough workmanship: "How much does this porcelain vase cost?"

Although it was a private visit incognito, the way Zhu Han was dressed made it look like he was not an ordinary person.

The hawker's eyes shone brightly and he immediately began to sell hard: "This gentleman, you can see that he has a discerning eye. The porcelain here is of the highest quality from Jingdezhen."

Zhu Han couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. If the porcelain vase in his hand really came from Jingdezhen, their brand would be smashed.

"Just tell me how much it is."

"Five..." the vendor said while observing Zhu Han's expression. Seeing him raise an eyebrow, he immediately changed his words and said: "Four hundred and ten cents, what do you think? This price is definitely a discount."

"Okay." Zhu Han couldn't help laughing.

At this price, let alone Jingdezhen porcelain, you can't even buy the fragments of Jingdezhen porcelain.

While the boss was looking for boxes to pack the porcelain bottles, Zhu Han pretended to be shopping for other products, chatting with the vendors about everything.

"What's your last name, boss?"

"Don't dare to take it seriously. If you laugh, your surname is Zhao."

"It turns out to be Boss Zhao, you are so distinguished this year."

"The little one is already forty-six."

"I would like to ask, how much does a stall like yours earn per month?"

When this was mentioned, the vendor let out a long sigh: "I'm not going to hide it from you, I can barely make ends meet this year."

"Master, don't believe me, just tell me about these goods. The price of purchasing goods from Dehua County..."

The hawker suddenly realized that he had spilled the beans and hurriedly covered his mouth.

Zhu Han laughed: "It doesn't matter, boss, just go on and treat it as if I paid for your information."

Seeing this noble gentleman, he seemed to have no intention of pursuing the case, and the stall owner was completely relaxed: "When I bring these porcelains back, I first have to pay the city tax, then the commercial tax, and when I set up a stall here, I have to pay the local tax. In short,

, almost half of the income is subject to tax.”

"This is because after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we reduced a lot of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. If it were the time of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, ordinary people like us would not even think about being able to do business to support ourselves."

Zhu Han pretended to be surprised and said: "It was indeed difficult before, but boss, you will definitely make a fortune in the future. Isn't the current emperor already planning to move the capital to Yanjing?"

"I heard that not only the palace, but also many places will be demolished and rebuilt. By that time, the court will definitely have to hire a lot of people. With more people, your business will be easier to run."

"That's what I said." The hawker disagreed with Zhu Han's words: "Those national events have nothing to do with us little people."

"In the past month, there have been a lot more people arriving in Yanjing. But the business..." With a sigh, the vendor handed the wrapped porcelain bottle to Zhu Han: "Sir, please put it away. Is there anything else you like?"

"

Zhu Han went shopping and bought some things.

At the same time, he also put the news he wanted in the mouths of these small vendors, which was almost in the lobby.

Overall, the situation is quite different from what Jin Yiwei reported.

After that, he went to several projects that had already started construction and took a look. In order not to alert others, Zhu Han only took a few glances from a distance.

Even from a long distance, he could clearly see that those workers were just working hard.

For example, moving cement.

One of the workers took the cement off the carriage, put it on the ground, and then stood here waiting.

There are two people here. One of them helps to put the cement on the shoulders of the other person. Then he slowly walks to the door of the house under construction and puts it down. Another person comes out and carries the cement into the house.

If this was an assembly line operation, Zhu Han wouldn't say anything.

The key thing is that in this whole process, as long as one person is moving, the rest will stop. Four people can only do the work of one person at most.

No!

Even if it is one person, the efficiency is higher than the four of them.

If all projects had this efficiency, it would probably take a hundred years and the capital city of Yanjing would not be able to be built well.

"What on earth is this guy Liu Ji doing!"

Zhu Han was really angry now. In order to support the construction of Yanjing, the imperial court spent almost half of his family fortune.

As a result, this is how these bastards work for the imperial court?

At this moment, Zhu Han suddenly understood his eldest brother a little bit.

Now he wants to be like Zhu Yuanzhang and kill all the officials responsible for these projects.

but……

Most of Zhu Han's anger dissipated when he saw Liu Ji.

How many days have we not seen each other?

Liu Ji seemed to be a completely different person.

His eye sockets were sunken, with thick dark circles, and he was completely thin and out of shape. Even an acquaintance might not be able to recognize him if they didn't look carefully.

"Your Majesty, Liu Ji, has met His Royal Highness."

Looking at Liu Ji, who seemed to have aged more than ten years, Zhu Han couldn't bear it and said in a stiff tone: "Get up."

When Liu Ji stood up, Zhu Han asked with a stern face: "Tell me, what is going on? Why is the construction progress in Yanjing so slow?"

Liu Ji lowered his head: "When I return to the King of England, my ability as a subordinate is limited. I didn't expect that things to build Yanjing would be so complicated."
To be continued...