Chapter 772, the development of the industry under his command
Zhu Houzhao drove his steam locomotive around the streets and alleys of the capital, letting everyone in the capital see the magic and power of steam engines.
On the other side, in a conference room at the Jingcheng Machinery Factory in the southern suburbs of Beijing, managers from many industries under Liu Jin received Liu Jin's meeting notice and gathered here from various places.
Miyun Iron Works, Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement Factory, Tianjin Textile Factory, Daming First Bank, Ryukyu Sugar Industry, Changlu Saltworks, Xishan Coal Industry, Tianjin Ocean Trading Company, etc., the person in charge of almost every industry under their command is collecting
After receiving the news, they rushed to the capital overnight to hold a meeting.
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Liu Jin is a very lazy person and rarely holds meetings, especially meetings like this that convene heads of various industries. Liu Jin only holds a decent meeting during the Chinese New Year.
Listen to everyone's performance in the past year, and discuss the year-end bonus. In addition, Liu Jin arranges the development plan for next year.
There are many industries under his command, and most of the time the people below are in charge. Liu Jin chose to let go in this aspect, and adopted the incentive system of later generations in terms of system.
If the industry is run well, managers like them can also enjoy dividends. If the management is not good, it is indeed due to management ability issues, and Liu Jin will soon be replaced.
In addition, these industries are basically industries that cooperate with the emperor, princes, and dignitaries of the dynasty. They are the major shareholders, so the industry managers under their command know their identities very well.
If you manage well and work hard to make money, you can legitimately share the dividends and become rich along the way. Many managers can earn as much as tens of thousands of taels of silver a year.
Like Li Yuanshan of Ryukyu Sugar Industry last year, his monthly income plus rewards exceeded 10,000 taels of silver a year, which is definitely a terrifying income.
It is not that there is no corruption in the industry, but under this system, it can be controlled within a reasonable range, so Liu Jin is relatively relieved, and shareholders such as Emperor Hongzhi, the prince and Zhang Mao are also relatively relieved.
So far, Emperor Hongzhi has never asked about the management of this industry. One is that he is the emperor and is not suitable to ask about these matters. The other is that the management of this industry is indeed in good order. With the development of Ming Dynasty, it is getting better and better year by year.
, the money earned filled Emperor Hongzhi’s internal funds.
Liu Jin is lazy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to manage. He has to be busy with the affairs of the court and these things. Naturally, he must learn to delegate power. Otherwise, just having so many properties under his command will be enough for Liu Jin.
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Liu Jin, who has always been lazy, suddenly summoned everyone to the capital for a meeting.
This filled everyone's minds with doubts. What big thing happened?
Otherwise, why would Liu Jin, a good person, suddenly call everyone over for a meeting?
With many doubts, everyone came to the conference room of Jingcheng Machinery Factory.
"Lao Li, long time no see~"
"Yes, I haven't seen you for a few years. You are in a hurry every time you come to the capital. This time you have to have a good drink before leaving."
"Okay, I heard that your Miyun Iron Works' performance this year is off the charts. The bonuses at the end of this year should be quite large, right?"
"How can it be compared with your Ocean Trading Company? Tian Erniu got tens of millions of taels of silver in Huangjinzhou all at once. Even if we try to flatter him, we still can't catch up."
"That has nothing to do with me, and it doesn't count among my achievements. Yours is a real achievement."
"How is the construction of the Songhu Iron Works in the south going?"
"The first phase has basically been put into use, and there will be the second and third phases next. Next year, we are planning to build another steel plant in Wuchang, Huguang. In addition, high-quality large iron ore mines have occurred in Qiongzhou, Guangdong, and we are also planning to build a steel plant in Qiongzhou.
Let’s build another iron factory~”
"By then, the three ironworks in the north, middle and south will be completed and put into use, and they will basically be able to barely meet the market demand."
"Where is your shipyard?"
"We are also careless. This year we have built four new shipyards in Liaodong, Songhu, Ryukyu, and Guangzhou. Next year we are planning to open two more shipyards in Nanyang and Xianglin. There are many high-quality trees in Nanyang, which are very useful for shipbuilding.
suitable."
"Then your year-end bonus this year is a big sum, so remember to treat us to dinner."
"Haha, just so-so. Treating guests is no problem. You can come to Tianjin at any time. Wanghailou entertains you. This capital is still Lao Li's territory. It's not my turn to treat guests."
"You're such an iron cock, you still haven't plucked out a hair."
"Haha~"
Everyone chatted very casually, many of them were old acquaintances, and they got along well with each other.
In the past, everyone was still here in Beijing and Tianjin, and they could often sit together to drink tea and chat. However, as Liu Jin expanded and laid out his industry.
Gradually, the industries under his command were spread all over the Ming Dynasty, and even overseas. These old acquaintances rarely had the opportunity to get together to chat and drink tea.
Just like this time, because the meeting was held in a hurry, many people were unable to come. Those who could come were all people from the Beijing-Tianjin area.
Liu Jin constantly adjusts and layouts his industries, and will not let his industries be limited to one place or one field.
Like the Tianjin Shipyard, it was only in Tianjin at first, but Liu Jin would continue to split up the Tianjin Shipyard and open branch factories. There are the first factory and the second factory in Tianjin. In addition, he also opened factories in Liaodong, Songhu, Ryukyu, and Guangzhou.
Only in this way can we branch out into factories, grow rapidly with the development of Ming Dynasty, and always maintain our leading position.
Shipbuilding is a very technical thing, but in this era, it is still largely limited by wood resources.
I went to Liaodong because of its rich forestry resources. I went to Songhu because of the huge potential of the Ming Dynasty's southern development.
Ryukyu not only has potential, but is also very rich in forest resources. Guangzhou will also be an important place in the south in the future, even in Nanyang.
This is true for shipyards, steel plants, textile mills, etc. The layout in various parts of the Ming Dynasty not only allows their own industries to continue to develop and always maintain their leading position, but also promotes the balanced development of the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, as well as inside and outside.
As far as the shipbuilding industry is concerned, Tianjin in the north is the center of the Ming Dynasty shipbuilding industry.
There are now hundreds of large and small shipyards here. The big ones, such as Tianjin Shipbuilding, manufacture ships that can go to sea. The small shipyards are still family workshops, and they can't build more than a few ships in a month. And
It can only build small boats.
However, it was able to survive in the market, and the longer it lived, the more prosperous it was. This was mainly because Ming Dynasty had an increasingly strong need for ships. No matter how many shipyards there were, they could not meet the huge market demand.
Tianjin in the north has many shipyards and is very powerful.
But in the south, shipyards in Songhu, Nanjing, Quanzhou, which was very prosperous during the Song Dynasty, and Ryukyu, where Liu Jin focused on development, also developed equally rapidly.
This included Liu Jin's influence on the industrial layout, but more importantly, it was the development of maritime trade and overseas colonies that led to the Ming Dynasty's huge demand for ships.
There are too many people investing in shipyards. Masters who know how to build shipyards are now very popular. The Tianjin Shipyard has opened a shipbuilding school, and countless people are trying to get into it.
The rapidly developing southern shipbuilding industry has become the most important part of the Ming Dynasty shipbuilding industry. There are thousands of large and small shipyards, but they still cannot meet the market demand.
Not only the huge market demand of the Ming Dynasty, but also people from North Korea and Japan are placing orders with the shipyards of the Ming Dynasty. Their own shipyards are not strong enough, so they trust the shipyards of the Ming Dynasty, especially those originating from the Tianjin Shipyard.
Series shipyard.
The demand for ships is strong and the price is high. Naturally, there will be people who want to do this business and specialize in this kind of business.
Liu Jin's layout of the Tianjin shipyard is in line with the needs of the times. If there are shipyards in the north, there should be ones in the south. Orders from the north and the south are taken. Not only does he develop quickly and maintain his leading position, but he also stimulates more companies.
People invest in shipbuilding industry.
In addition to shipyards, steel plants, and textile factories, the same is true.
Steel plants and iron ore are inseparable. Miyun Iron Plant in the north mainly relies on Miyun iron ore, while Songhu Iron Plant in the south mainly relies on Maanshan Iron Mine and Daye Iron Mine in Hubei.
Now that a large-scale iron ore has been discovered in Qiongzhou, it is natural to build a factory in Qiongzhou.
The establishment of large-scale steel plants can not only smelt more steel, but also promote the development of these places. For places like Qiongzhou, it can also strengthen the Ming Dynasty's rule over these places.
Shipyards and steel plants are both highly technical and require huge investment, but textile plants are different.
In fact, there is no need for Liu Jin to continue to invest in branch factories in the south. Businessmen, landlords, and nobles in the south also like to invest in textile factories.
The extensive use of textile machines and looms allowed too many people to see the huge profits in the textile industry. Suddenly, textile factories were everywhere in the north and south of the country, and the textile industry developed rapidly.
The biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and European countries is that the Ming Dynasty itself has a very huge market and strong financial strength. Under such circumstances, future generations can still produce good national industries. It can be seen that this huge country has
Contains huge power.
This is far incomparable to those small European countries. If they have strong markets and funds, many industries can grow to a certain level within their own countries without the need for external markets and funds. Therefore, the capital
Primitive accumulation is very important to Europeans, but not necessarily to the Ming Dynasty.
