"Is this the legendary cement road?"
Between people, a middle-aged man in a coarse cloth robe squatted on the ground, curiously looking at the grayish-white cement road under his feet.
The endless stream of pedestrians on the street were obviously used to the way they stopped and looked at the road. When Qianmen Street was still under construction, they attracted many people to watch every day. After the repair, there were endless people from all over the world.
For the people near Qianmen Street, this strange behavior has long become a habit of becoming natural.
At some point, a young man dressed up in court hurriedly, came to the middle-aged man, and squatted down, making a sound:
"Master, I've found out clearly. This cement is a tentative secret level!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up: "Confirm?"
"I'm sure, I've spent a few taels of silver to inquire, and a manager from the cement factory said it in person!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man stood up suddenly, and his face couldn't hide his excitement.
This time, I really came to the right place for the business trip in Beijing!
He naturally had already found out about the regulations formulated by the Martial Arts Academy. It was divided into two categories: secret and non-secret levels. Secret levels mean that everything needs to be kept confidential. What is needed is probably the internal thinking of the internal court's business banks.
Instead of secret level, the literal meaning is obviously very clear.
Although this tentative secret level exceeds what he knows, it is just a word that makes it clear that it is only temporary!
This cement is so magical and has so many uses!
What's more, as far as he knows, the court was preparing to change its disaster relief strategies before the New Year, including water conservancy and road projects, and disaster relief at the same time!
No matter which one, cement is obviously indispensable!
According to the news he found out, there is only one cement factory that has been built and put into use. Although there are news of construction in other places, these cement factories are all for supplying those projects, and I am afraid there is no spare time to supply other aspects.
Moreover, cement needs it, and sand and gravel also need it...
Thoughts flowed one by one, and the middle-aged man looked flushed. Why are he the businessman the most excited?
Excited by these clearly visible business opportunities!
"It shouldn't be too late!"
The middle-aged man secretly cheered himself up. Qianmen Street had only been repaired for half a month, and the new labor-for-relief strategy was not long before. Even if someone had eaten this big fat piece of meat, it would not be possible to eat it all.
"interesting……"
Looking at the excited appearance of the middle-aged man, the emperor chuckled. The emperor could naturally see that although the middle-aged man dressed very simply, he was not even as good as the ordinary people on the streets, he was definitely born in a wealthy family based on his words and deeds.
Rich and noble families come to this capital and dare not dress better...
That is even more obvious, it can only be a businessman, and it is a very cautious businessman.
After all, the systems that forcibly divide races and bind human nature, which were in business and military terms, had already issued an order to abolish them at the beginning of this reform.
For this reason, he even began to pay the military households, namely the military households of the garrison, and even further reduced the proportion of food that the garrison needs to pay.
Of course, this salary is meager than the battalions and soldiers who are only responsible for training combat, but this can also be effectively avoided. Due to the abolition of the military household system, we see the turmoil in the military and even the phenomenon of military household fleeing caused by the generous treatment of the people's land distribution.
The middle-aged man is obviously the shopkeeper of a certain business, and probably from another place.
A foreign businessman asked about cement...
"Send someone to check the details of this person!"
The emperor gave a casual command.
"Old slave obeys the order!"
Wang Wu glanced at the middle-aged man and hurriedly stepped back.
At this moment, the emperor let out a long breath, and the entangled thoughts of the past also dissipated a lot.
The reform strategies that have been set, the prosperity of business, and the future path of Daheng are also doomed to expand capital.
It is difficult to make this cake bigger by relying on him alone...
Moreover, the reform has snatched the cake of many people, so he should make up for it.
Otherwise, those people's final gaze will return to the land.
...
"Master, why are you preparing so much money for?"
In a medicinal material shop in Beidafang, the middle-aged man hurriedly took out all the cash on the shop's books.
"Make a fortune!"
The middle-aged man still couldn't hide his excitement, and then looked at the shop manager next to him: "Do you have any clues about what you asked you to inquire about?"
"I've found out clearly..."
"Okay, go and take the ginseng king we received from those people in Liaodong. We will go and pay a visit later..."
...
When leaving the commercial area of ​​Qianmen Street, what caught the emperor's eyes was another completely different world.
The pavilions and towers are gone, only low houses are lined with messy lines.
The road surface is bumpy, garbage is everywhere, and the smell is lingering in the air, which is disgusting!
The bustling and hustle and bustle of Qianmen Street seems to be heard, and this is already another world.
The emperor is not unfamiliar with these scenes. He did not have too much contact with the hundreds of households of the Jinyiwei back then.
Most of the people outside the city make a living by farming.
Most of the people in the city make a living in the city.
Such as handicrafts, shops, etc.
People are needed in all walks of life in the city.
These people are the capital, or the bottom of any city, and are the workers of this era!
When the emperor walked in it, he did not change his expression because of this poverty scene.
His soul, the greatest concern for business, or capital, has always been the collusion between officials and businessmen and exploiting workers and the people.
He has always been worried that what has been staged in later generations will be staged in the future Daheng.
But it is very obvious that if the country's focus shifts to Shang, it will inevitably make the interests' attention not limited to the land.
Just like in the past, no matter who has spare money, you will think about purchasing land and accumulating your family business.
If you have money, you think about doing business and using money to make money, then the situation of land annexation will be greatly reduced. If the people have land in their hands, the possibility of not being able to survive will naturally be greatly reduced.
The prosperity of commerce will also allow this nation that has lasted for thousands of years to enter the next stage.
At worst, you can go home to farm. Although this sentence is derogatory, it is a huge luxury for countless people who are still unable to eat enough and struggling to live in this era!
Commercial capital is much better than not being able to eat enough and not being able to survive!
Moreover, people's desires are constantly growing. If they can't even survive, there will be a glimmer of hope. Who cares if they are exploiting or not?
Only when the people can have enough food and live in all aspects with better living conditions will they care about dignity and whether they are exploited or not.
By that time...
But... after thousands of years of history, which prosperous era can make all people have enough food?
Thinking of this, all the entanglements in the emperor's heart completely dissipated!
Chapter completed!