Bolangsha...that is within the fiefdom of the Yuanyang King lineage.
Emperor Wei frowned and thought.
As the king who ruled the entire territory of the Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wei could not guarantee that he could remember every piece of land in the country, but he still knew the areas around Daliang very well. How could he not know that Bolangsha was in the eastern suburbs of Yuanyang Kingdom?
It belongs to the people of King Yuanyang's branch of the Zhao family with the surname Ji.
After pondering for a moment, Emperor Wei frowned and asked, "Do you want me to come forward and win that land for you?"
Although he said so, it is undeniable that the Emperor of Wei was really having a headache at this time. After all, the branch of King Yuanyang was not conferred by him, but by the founding king of Wei Dynasty, and it was a legacy of the previous king. Therefore, unless
King Yuanyang's family took the initiative to recognize this matter, otherwise, even if he is the current king of the Wei Dynasty, he would not have the right to invade the fiefdoms of his own clan.
The attitude of the clan government and the attitude of the other branches of the Zhao clan with the Ji surname in the country made this matter extremely involved. If he did not do well, he would lose the support of the Zhao clan with the Ji surname.
"Can't we change the land? I mean Bolangsha."
After thinking for a while, Emperor Wei asked with a headache.
But at this moment, Zhao Hongrun laughed, took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to his father, and said with a smile: "In fact, I have already solved this matter."
Solved? Then why did you come to me?
Emperor Wei took the paper and glanced at it doubtfully, then his expression changed slightly.
After all, this contract clearly stated: Zhao Chengxiu, the prince of Yuanyang, leased the land of more than ten miles in Bolangsha to his son for a price of 150,000 taels, and the lease period was 99,990
Nine years.
Although it is a lease, it is no different from selling.
"..."
After frowning and looking at Zhao Hongrun, Emperor Wei once again looked at the contract in his hand, his expression getting darker and darker.
What he cares about is not that Zhao Hongrun took advantage of the criminal laws of the Wei Dynasty and used this leasing method to solve the problem even though he knew that the criminal laws of the Wei Dynasty did not allow the private sale of fiefdoms. After all, this is the education method of the Zhao family with the Ji surname: rules.
The method justifies the means. As long as it does not violate the basic principles, any means can be used.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun had the ability to turn this land that originally belonged to the Yuanyang King family into his own private property. This was his ability. Emperor Wei would only approve but not criticize.
But the problem is that this land deed infringes upon the interests of the Yuanyang King family!
It has to be said that Emperor Wei was a far-sighted king, and he naturally understood. Even though Bolangsha is just a piece of wasteland now, once his son Zhao Hongrun invested a large amount of money to build it into a river port, this piece of land was named Bolangsha.
The value of the land in Langsha will definitely appreciate rapidly. However, Zhao Chengxiu, the stupid eldest son of Yuanyang King Zhao Wenkai, actually sold this land to Zhao Hongrun for a mere 150,000 yuan. This is simply stupid!
And compared to that stupid distant nephew, this son of mine...
Emperor Wei couldn't help but glance at Zhao Hongrun and secretly compared his son with his nephew Zhao Chengxiu. The conclusion he came to made him feel an inexplicable pride as a father.
"The Zongfu...has come to find you?" Wei Tianzi asked in a calm tone.
Zhao Hongrun was slightly surprised when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he didn't find it strange at all. After all, the father in front of him was a wise king that he was not sure he could defeat. It was not surprising that he could guess this possibility.
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"Yes." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said truthfully: "Second uncle asked me to go to the clan mansion today."
After hearing this, Emperor Wei's expression became a little strange. After all, he had guessed Zhao Hongrun's purpose of coming to him: "Do you want me to support you?"
Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "I stand up for my son. Isn't this a matter of course?...right, Father?"
…
Emperor Wei was quite dumbfounded, after all, he had never seen his son in front of him so well-behaved.
Shaking his head speechlessly, Emperor Wei pondered for a moment and said succinctly: "Convince me!"
whispering sound!
Seeing that his deliberate efforts to please did not achieve his goal, although this incident was not beyond Zhao Hongrun's expectation, it still made him a little disappointed and dissatisfied.
This is the difference between the father and son of the royal family and ordinary families. As the king of a country, it is impossible for Emperor Wei to decide to support Zhao Hongrun just because he flatters his father.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun said sternly: "My father and I think that the strategy to quickly improve national power is to first concentrate on technological development in a certain area, and use intensive management to replace the old and backward ones that rely solely on manpower to promote national power.
The old model...that is, resource intensification, process intensification, and manpower intensification.”
…
Emperor Wei opened his mouth, feeling a little complicated. After all, sometimes, when the son in front of him talked about Wei's current shortcomings and future development directions, as a father, he felt vaguely unable to keep up with his son's thinking.
feeling.
To put it bluntly, he didn't understand.
"Be more specific." Emperor Wei interrupted.
Maybe he guessed something, Zhao Hongrun paused and added: "The so-called intensification refers to efficiency, making full use of manpower and material resources, and obtaining maximum profits with minimum investment as the main policy... To use an analogy, just
That thing about candles. Original
The candles in Dawei are made by Yubu and many large and small workshops in the country. Because of the craftsmanship, the manpower investment is huge, but the efficiency, that is, the number of finished candles produced per day is not high.
, transportation and sales channels are also very confusing. And if
Today, our Smelting Bureau is responsible for building and maintaining molds, the Yu Department is responsible for producing candles, and the Warehouse Department is responsible for purchasing raw materials from the market and launching finished candles to the market. This entire process requires much less manpower and material resources than before, but the profits are still there.
But it’s much better than before
Doubled, why? The reason is that there is a clear division of labor between the Smelting Bureau, the Yu Department, and the Warehouse Department. Each of them is responsible for one link of the entire profit chain. In this way, improving process technology reduces the required manpower and improves manpower-related experience.
The method is intensive management.”
"Hmm." Emperor Wei nodded. He had roughly remembered it, but if he wanted to understand it, he might have to think about it carefully when he went back, or discuss it with the three Zhongshu ministers: "This has nothing to do with your building a river port.
What does it matter?"
"Father, don't worry, Rong Erchen will take your time." Zhao Hongrun paused and then said: "As for the development model of our Yezao Bureau, Erchen also follows this policy. The specific steps are. In Daliang City
Build a state-of-the-art workshop, furnace and other facilities outside
, Father, you might as well call it an industrial zone. I have decided to build this industrial zone at all costs, so that our Smelting Bureau has the most superior workshops, furnaces and other facilities in the country. At the same time, we will train skilled workers, and
Hone the craftsmen's existing skills, so that
, the efficiency of manufacturing equipment can be greatly increased... My father can be regarded as the industrial zone built by his son in the future will be the most efficient production base of our great Wei Dynasty. If the country needs weapons, the industrial zone will rely on its top-notch
Mold casting technology can produce batches of
Land is allocated to produce weapons; and if the country needs armor, by the same token, our Smelting Bureau can also produce armor in a short period of time that far exceeds the imagination of the world. Why? Because this industrial zone has concentrated the most top-notch facilities.
Excellent craftsmen and top-notch technology!”
Having said this, Zhao Hongrun raised his head and glanced at Emperor Wei, and suddenly asked: "Father, do you think that by that time, the local workshops will be able to compete with the industrial zone of our Smelting Bureau?... In fact, by that time
At that time, as long as there are enough raw materials, our Smelting Bureau can independently bear the weapons and armor needed by the sixth battalion of the garrison, and even all the domestic armies. At that time, will the ore be transported directly from the local area to Daliang, and we will smelt it?
Is it more convenient and efficient to build a bureau for production and then transport the finished products to various armies?"
Wei Tianzi slowly closed his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and murmured: "So you want to strengthen Cangbe's transportation capacity..." At this point, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Hongrun with a smile.
Then he said: "You have already convinced me halfway."
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Looking at the smiling expression of Emperor Wei, Zhao Hongrun seemed to have guessed something, and said with some sadness: "Just now, it was only aimed at the development of our country, Wei. In addition... the interests of Bolangsha River Port, I am willing to hand it over in the future.
Part of the imperial court!”
"Deal!" Emperor Wei agreed with a smile.
Looking at the smile on Emperor Wei's face, Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and felt ashamed in his heart: For such an old man who cares about his own son, there is probably no one else but the one in front of him.
"Don't think that you have suffered a loss." As if he had seen through Zhao Hongrun's thoughts, Emperor Wei smiled and comforted: "Zhao Chengxiu can't see the future value of Bolangsha, but I can see it... That is far better than what you learned from Chu.
The wealth brought by the country is even greater and has an endless stream. Don’t blame me for speaking bluntly. Even if you are now revered as King Su by many people, even if you are my son, you will definitely not be able to maintain the situation in the future.
The two river ports of Bolangsha and Xiangfu Port are full of gold... Letting the imperial court benefit is the best way for you to maintain your control over those two river ports."
Having said this, he stood up, patted his son on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I will leave you 10% or 20%. I believe this will be enough money for you to be qualified to run the Smelting Bureau."
"Only 10% or 20%?" Zhao Hongrun looked dissatisfied.
"Do you think I am that Zhao Chengxiu?" Emperor Wei smiled and said: "That's all, it seems that you need to invest a lot of money in the early stage, so I will give you 20%... Don't be greedy, only the court's full support
, you can build those two river ports according to your vision, and gradually change the beams, and even... the entire Wei Dynasty." When he said the last four words, an inexplicable color flashed in his eyes, and it disappeared in a flash.
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"Twenty percent..."
Zhao Hongrun muttered in his heart for a while. Although he still felt a little dissatisfied, it was undeniable that what his father said was correct: he alone could not defend these two huge mountains of gold. He could only win over the imperial court.
Only by joining the six ministries and even the military to form a powerful interest group can the huge wealth be prevented from being coveted by other forces.
"Let's go to the Zongfu, it's getting late."
Perhaps because he saw that Zhao Hongrun was still a little unhappy, Emperor Wei didn't expose it and patted Zhao Hongrun on the shoulder to remind him.
After all, Emperor Wei also understood that the profits from those two river ports were far from comparable to the money originally obtained from the Chu State. They were most likely to be two mountains of gold that would never be exhausted.
"By the way, I will ask Lang Wei to command Zhou Ji later and personally escort you to the clan mansion." Emperor Wei added with a smile.
The Lang (Corridor) Guard is a palace guard that is half a rank higher than the Imperial Guard. It is only responsible for guarding some important palaces in the Wei Palace. It is the highest-status guard among the three guards, namely, the Military Guard, the Imperial Guard, and the Lang Guard.
The Emperor of Wei asked Zhou Ji, the commander of Lang Wei, to personally escort Zhao Hongrun to the Zongfu. The meaning is self-evident. (To be continued.)