Chapter 1277: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Sixty-Seven) The Source of the Disaster
The capital of Chu, Yingcheng.
Huang Xie finally finished the day's work. He straightened up from the pile of papers, stretched, and breathed a long sigh of relief. He could finally take a rest, returned to his mansion, and took a warm bath. Then let the maid's soft hands press the aching bones all over your body, and you can have a good sleep and be energetic enough to devote to tomorrow's work.
The Chu State was too big, and there were too many things to do. Even though Zhongshu Ling had screened the memorials and only picked up some important ones and sent them to him, he still had endless work to do.
Huang Xie stood up after the big case, adjusted his somewhat wrinkled clothes, and prepared to leave the public hall and return home. Today, except for the convenience of eating, he almost never left this x-on: Pig x-on: Pig x-on: Island x-on: novel ww.zzhdo .om major cases, there are always endless memorials to be approved and endless meetings with officials.
However, although he was tired, Huang Xie was still exhausted. Once he really had nothing to do, he doubted that he would be able to hold on.
"Sir, Commander Zhao wants to see you." Before he even stepped out of the threshold, a subordinate had already rushed over and bowed.
"Shucheng? Why is he here at this time?" Huang Xie frowned. It was almost midnight. Why did Zhao Shucheng, the ghost commander, come to see him in such a hurry? Didn't he go to Jiangnan? Could it be that something big happened again?
My heart tightened, and the fatigue that had just surfaced immediately disappeared, "Please come quickly."
When Zhao Shucheng stepped into Huang Xie's official hall, Huang Xie was already sitting behind the public case. When he saw him coming in, he stood up straight and said, "Shu Cheng, did you just come back from Jiangnan? Why don't you take a rest? What's the urgent matter? Come and talk to me today?”
Zhao Shucheng bowed and saluted Huang Xie: "Chief Assistant, Shucheng is a warrior. He is used to traveling long distances, so he is not tired at all. I just heard about something after I came back. I felt something was wrong, so I hurried over to see him. Chief Assistant, I won’t delay your rest, Chief Assistant?”
Huang Xie laughed and said, "You have traveled thousands of miles back from Jiangnan and you don't feel tired. How can I, a person who sits in the official hall all day and rarely walks a few steps, dare to cry out that I am tired? Is the trip to Jiangnan going well?"
"It's okay. Some clues have been uncovered about the Jiangnan riot case," Zhao Shucheng said.
"Oh, so you have figured out the ins and outs of this riot?" Huang Xie immediately beamed with joy. Jiangnan is the land of great wealth in Chu, but in recent years. However, many riots broke out, giving him a headache.
Speaking of this, Zhao Shucheng frowned deeply: "Although there are some clues, the truth is still far away, but I can be sure,
There must be some trace of the Han people here, this is their specialty. "
"Why are the weavers rioting connected with the Han people again? There has never been any information about this before!" Huang Xie was surprised, as long as everything had something to do with the Han people. All made him very vigilant.
"First Assistant, weavers' riots have occurred three times this year. Although they occurred in different counties in Jiangnan, the organization became more and more strict each time, and the destructive effects caused became more and more destructive. From the latest riot, subordinates I smelled something familiar, so I rushed over in person, but unfortunately, the trap I set fell short at the last moment. The other party's warrior broke his arm, and several suspects I was eyeing died inexplicably. All the clues were completely missing. Interrupted. Originally, I was still hesitating about my judgment, but now, I am sure that there must be some mischief among our colleagues in the riot, otherwise no one would be able to detect my actions. "
"Jiangnan is the most important financial and taxation center of Chu. This happens again and again, which really makes the court a little bit overwhelmed. Today, the tax money shipped from Jiangnan is one-fifth less than the same period last year. You still need to spend more time on this. It’s best to find the source as soon as possible. It’s better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go.” Huang Xie said with murderous intent.
Zhao Shucheng hesitated for a moment, and finally plucked up the courage, "Sir, the Han people are causing trouble here. I am confident that I will find them and kill them all, but when it comes to the source, I cannot cut off the source. "
"Why is this?" Huang Xie asked curiously: "Aren't these Han spies the source?"
"No." Zhao Shucheng shook his head, "If we want to talk about the source, it's still one of our own. Originally, my subordinates didn't quite understand what was going on here. This time, I went down to talk to a county magistrate for a night. This man has seen a lot of people. , talking to him this night made me suddenly realize.”
"Tell me about it." Huang Xie was very interested.
"The source is our technological leap forward in weaving and reeling." Zhao Shucheng looked at Huang Xie and said.
"What kind of talk is this? Isn't technological progress a good thing? Why does Han's national strength continue to develop by leaps and bounds? It's because of the development of technologies related to the national economy and people's livelihood. How can the country be rich and powerful in Han, but it can be achieved in our country? Has it become the source of trouble?" Huang Xie asked.
Zhao Shucheng regretted slightly. You must know that the family of the first assistant is the leader in controlling the domestic silk weaving industry, and the family of his in-law, Dr. Fan Zhuo, controls the pricing power of domestic silk weaving, but he has already said it. At this point, there is no way to take it back.
"Shoufu, the reason why the Han Dynasty is like this is because they developed step by step, and our technological progress in reeling and weaving came from the Han Dynasty. Before that, we did not do anything Good preparations. The rapid development of these two technologies has indeed reduced the cost of products. The price drop has brought about a great increase in exports. However, at the same time, our weavers and silk workers have lost a lot of jobs because of these technologies. In various parts of Jiangnan, workshops originally required a large number of manpower, but now, one machine can do the work that used to be done by a dozen people. What will happen to these people who have lost their source of livelihood? How will they live? What will we do to support our families? Unlike the Han Dynasty, there are a large number of workshops that can absorb these unemployed laborers. As time goes by, and some people instigate it, it will be difficult not to cause trouble. These times this year, the scale has become larger and more organized. It’s getting stronger and stronger, and my subordinates are worried that if it continues like this, it will really lose control!”
Seeing Zhao Shucheng's appearance, Huang Xie knew exactly what was going on. The leap in technology brought wealth, but it also brought disaster.
"The Han people had no good intentions at the beginning. They must have known the consequences of doing this. My subordinates feel that this is their deliberate behavior." Zhao Shucheng said angrily.
Huang Xie waved his hand, "Don't think of the worst in everything. This is because we didn't think carefully about the possible consequences and didn't take precautions. I will find a way to solve this matter."
Of course, Huang Xie could not admit what Zhao Shucheng said. If Zhao Shucheng attributed this matter to the intentional actions of the Han people, once it came to court, he was afraid that his in-law Fan Zhuo would suffer, and he would suffer as well, and even more. The important thing is that the advancement of looms and silk reeling technology has indeed brought about an increase in wealth. Next, I only need to solve the problem of a way out for the unemployed workers, and this matter will be successfully solved.
"Yes." Zhao Shucheng nodded and no longer dwelled on this topic. This matter is related to the chief assistant. Just click on it. Talking too much will not only not help the matter, but also make the chief assistant think of himself. "Shoufu, I came here today not because of this matter, but because I heard that the Shofu promised to introduce Han's bridge-building technology and let Han merchants contract to build our country's bridges?"
"Yes, it is true, but there is one thing you haven't heard yet. We spent one million taels of silver to buy a complete set of technology for the Han reinforced concrete bridge, and another two hundred thousand taels of silver to buy the cement bridge. With dozens of labeled formulas, this is a good deal," Huang Xie said with a smile.
"I think there must be another Han conspiracy here." Zhao Shucheng said.
"Shucheng, I think you are about to get an occupational disease. You don't know much about this matter. How can you conclude that there is another conspiracy? The blueprints we bought are genuine. Let the Han people repair them in China. After building a bridge, our people will have learned enough and can build it by themselves in the future." Huang Xie said with a smile.
"Chief Assistant, I'm worried that when the Han engineering team comes in, they can travel through the mountains and river valleys of our country in a big way, and we won't have any secrets from them." Zhao Shucheng said a little discouraged.
Huang Xie laughed, "Shucheng, even if no Han engineering team came in, would it be difficult for them to get our detailed geographical situation? To put it bluntly, a businessman took money and walked to that county casually. , I am afraid that we can buy the map of our county. I have discussed it carefully with the Taiwei. This matter will be of great benefit to our Dachu, and it will also be beneficial to the military. Originally, I was planning to do it first. Construction started around Yingcheng, but when you came back today and said that, I changed my mind. "
"What are your plans?"
"I plan to put the first bridge and even the subsequent bridges in the south of the Yangtze River. Aren't there many silk weavers in the south of the Yangtze River who have no source of livelihood? Then we will build bridges and pave roads. This requires a lot of manpower. Can you digest some of it?"
"Are you no longer a conscript?" Zhao Shucheng asked in surprise.
"We will no longer recruit servants. This time we will learn from the Han people and get paid for our work. It is not our court who gets the money." Huang Xie said with a smile.
"Why didn't the imperial court get the money to build bridges and pave roads?" Zhao Shucheng asked in surprise.
"According to the plan proposed by this businessman, it will be built with private funds. After the construction, card charges will be set up to recover the cost and make money. This is a good idea. There are many rich people in our country, and their money is buried in the cellar. It was rusty and moldy, and it was just for them to take it out for use. The businessman also wanted to use his own money to repair the bridge, but Yao Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue made some calculations and rejected him. How could such a hugely profitable thing be cheaper? The Han people just fix it, we pay them, and then get out of here," Huang Xie said with a smile.
"This, isn't this buying money for traveling?" Zhao Shucheng was dumbfounded.
"Whoever benefits will pay!" Huang Xie said disapprovingly: "This Han merchant is right. I didn't ask you to cross this bridge. You can take a ferry or swim across, but This bridge was built with my private investment, so it is natural for me to charge you a toll, just like we collect money from entering the city at the city gate." (To be continued...)