Regardless of the rule of Zhenguan, the prosperous Kaiyuan era, or any prosperous era advocated, in fact, even in that era, there were still people who did not have enough to eat and lack of warm clothing.
Over the past five thousand years of China's history, it was actually after the reform and opening up that the people's problem of food and clothing was truly and completely solved.
Zhu Biao naturally knew how arduous it was to accomplish this. He was familiar with history books and understood that even the wise and powerful people of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty had not accomplished this feat. However, he was the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
, it is normal to have some expectations on this matter.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao knew how difficult this matter was and had no intention of asking Han Du to solve it immediately.
Seeing that Han Du had eaten well, Zhu Biao waved his hand to take away the food.
"Why did you come to see me?"
"This is about coal mining. There is no big problem in coal mining, but the transportation is very convenient." Han Du spoke eloquently, and soon explained the ins and outs of the matter to Zhu Biao.
"That's what happened. The Emperor was unwilling to pay, so I had no choice but to come to His Highness. After all, Your Highness also holds 40% of the shares."
"Do you want to build a thirty-mile cement road between the coal mine and the capital?" Zhu Biao pondered for a moment, then looked up at Han Du, "I'm afraid it will cost a lot." .??.
Do you need to remind me about the cost? Han Du couldn't help complaining, if the cost was small, he would have built it himself, and there would be people running into the palace to fight with you and his son.
Han Du thought so, but in order to successfully get money from Zhu Biao, there still had to be a legitimate and sufficient reason.
"Yes, your highness, that's what I think. Doesn't the imperial court want to make cement and build cement roads at the border? But after all, cement roads have never appeared before, so I wonder if I can try to build a section first? What if?
If there are any problems or defects with the cement roads, we can know in advance and make improvements in advance, right?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao laughed and said, "After such a big detour, to put it bluntly, you just want the court to pay for building roads for you so that you can sell your coal mines and make a fortune. If you want to take advantage of the court, just say so.
What are you doing with all the fuss?" After saying this, his eyes glanced full of contempt for Han Du.
"Did His Highness agree?" Just be contemptuous. Han Du doesn't care. As long as he can get money, let alone a look of contempt, he can do whatever he wants.
"How is it possible? The imperial court only spends money according to the law. How can you be allowed to pretend to be a public official and enrich your private life?"
Zhu Biao still refused.
Han Du's eyes widened and he looked at Zhu Biao speechlessly. The father and son
What's going on with people? Why are they all like the reincarnation of Pixiu, with miser-like virtues?
"Your Highness is right. The construction of this road will not only provide a very important reference for the cement roads built by the imperial court in the future, but also provide the imperial court with an intuitive demonstration of the important role of roads in the development of the country." Han Du Yizheng.
He said, "I can guarantee that the harvest gained by these courts alone will be far greater than the cost of building the road. It is a matter of great benefit and no harm."
"Then what? You can rely on this road to make a fortune by selling coal mines?" Zhu Biao glanced sideways at Han Du, as if he was looking at the fox tail hidden behind his butt.
Why do you have to focus on this point? Zhu Biao, do you still have the generosity of a prince, and can you still consider issues from the perspective of the country?
Is that what you call taking advantage of the imperial court? The most you can do is follow the imperial court and drink some soup.
Han Du was annoyed, "Your Highness, don't forget, I only own 10% of the shares in the coal mine, but you, Your Highness, hold 40%. If you want to make a fortune, you must make a fortune. If you want to take advantage of the imperial court, it is you who hold the majority."
After saying that, he took a big sip of the tea in his hand as if to vent his anger, and knocked the teacup on the coffee table with a bang.
"So I will not take advantage of the imperial court, nor will I give you any funds." Zhu Biao ignored Han Du's actions and blew the tea in his leisure time, causing the tea buds suspended in the water to tumble.
It's over.
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao disappointedly.
Just when Han Du was extremely disappointed, Zhu Biao suddenly said, "But I can provide you with a sum of money to build cement roads for you."
What is a bright future, this is it.
Han Du's disappointed mood disappeared immediately, and he looked at Zhu Biao with a smile on his face, "Is your Highness serious about what he said?"
"nature."
It was really good, and Han Du immediately felt relieved. As long as someone provided the money, Han Du didn't care whether it was from the court or Zhu Biao.
"However," Zhu Biao said suddenly.
The last thing Han Du wanted to hear today was "but", but what's the point of these words?
"However, I can only give you one thousand guan."
"A thousand guan?" Han Du stood up from his chair. "Your Highness, are you kidding me? The official road from the capital to the coal mine is now
It's three feet wide, how can it be done with a thousand guans? I estimate that it will take at least 3,000 guans to be able to repair it."
"Do you need so many?" Zhu Biao's eyes narrowed slightly and he pondered for a moment, "Then I will give you another five hundred guan, giving you a total of 1,500 guan."
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao in disbelief, thinking that he did not hear what he said clearly, "Your Highness, I said that the total required is at least three thousand strings."
"That's right," Zhu Biao nodded, "I contributed 1,500 yuan. Based on my 40% share, that's an extra 10%. You should thank me."
Zhu Biao was only a few years older than Han Du, but he didn't know when he started to really want to see Han Du get anxious.
"Then the emperor still accounts for 50%? What about the remaining 1,500 guan, so I bother His Highness to go find the emperor?" Han Du had no choice but to persuade Zhu Biao kindly, hoping that he could grow up from his old age.
He had to get the money from Zhu. Anyway, Han Du had just suffered a defeat from Lao Zhu, and he didn’t want to go to Lao Zhu again.
"It's you who want to build the road, not me. The reason why I can pay you is because of my share of the shares. That's why I won't go."
"You, father and son, are just kidding me, right?" Han Du was extremely angry.
After thinking about it, I thought, "Fifteen hundred guan, let's build it 1,500 guan. Originally, I planned to build it three feet wide according to the current official regulations. Now that I don't have enough money, I might as well build it one foot five feet wide. Anyway, it's already so wide."
It's enough, I don't care."
Let's just play, let's ride on the donkey and read the songbook, and we'll see who can outplay the other.
Anyway, this world belongs to your Lao Zhu family, and the people in the world also belong to your Lao Zhu family, so what does it have to do with me?
Why do I need to worry so much?
"Your Highness, please remember to send someone to deliver the 1,500 guan to the Treasure Bank Collection Department today. I am waiting for you to use it, so there is no need to delay." Han Du said goodbye to Zhu Biao with a smile, and was about to get up and leave.
"Wait a minute," Zhu Biao saw that he couldn't control Han Du, so he had to start to soften.
Han Du stopped and sat down again. The old god looked at Zhu Biao, waiting for his next words.
Han Du is not in a hurry now.
"Father, even if I go to the palace, I won't get any money." Zhu Biao shook his head and sighed.
I don’t have the money to talk about it.
Han Du was greatly disappointed and wanted to stand up and leave again.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao quickly waved his hand and held Han Du's arm down, "Why are you so anxious? Although I don't want the money, I can.
Order the counties along the way to dispatch corvees to help you build the road."
Huh? Yes, it can still be like this.
Han Du was a little annoyed, but he was still swayed by modern thinking. In his original plan, he never thought of recruiting corvees. You must know that at this time, as long as every household has a labor force, every year
You have to do some free labor for the government.
The biggest cost in building roads is actually cement and sand.
There is no way to deal with cement. All kinds of raw materials need to be bought with real money, and then the craftsmen under his subordinates can make them into cement. Originally, because Han Du was short of manpower, he planned to solve the problem by purchasing sand.
, but now that Zhu Biao can help him recruit civilian laborers, there is no need to buy it.
Anyway, the capital city is backed by the Yangtze River. There is a lot of sand along the river, and the quality is excellent. You can just take the peasants to dig it. What else will it cost?
"I wonder how many civilian men your Highness can recruit to serve as ministers?" Han Du asked tentatively.
"How many do you want?" Zhu Biao asked casually. He thought to himself, as many as you want, I will recruit you as many as the corvee servants. Anyway, the government does not need to spend anything on the corvee servants, even the food of the corvee servants.
Problems were solved by the common people bringing their own dry food.
However, although the corvee was hard work and one had to bring one's own dry food, there was no regulation on how long the corvee had to be served in a year. The time of corvee service did not matter. For a farmer with one hectare of land each year, one person could do the corvee service once.
Of course, don't think that this is easy. At this time, corvee service was still a very heavy burden for farmers.
If you are lucky, and you meet officials who are considerate of the people, they will usually conscript civilian laborers into corvee service for a month, and that's about it. But if you are not lucky, and you meet some ruthless officials, they may conscript them into corvee service for several months at a time, or even for more than half a year.
"How about twenty thousand?" Han Du said with a smile.
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du in surprise, "It's just a thirty-mile road construction. Why do you need so many civilians?"
"Time is money, your highness." Han Jie sighed deliberately, "I dare not deceive your highness. My family is almost in trouble. I am anxiously waiting for the income from the coal mine to buy rice for dinner. If your highness can help Wei Chen recruit two
Lord, how about I give His Highness a surprise?"
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du, hesitated for a long time, and finally made a decision.
"Okay, then I'm waiting for your surprise."
Seeing that Zhu Biao agreed, Han Du finally let go of the stone in his heart.
After many twists and turns, the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.