Chapter 337
The iron ore in Qiongguan can be considered rich ore and has very good quality. Under the existing technical conditions, using the local method to make steel should get good finished products. Ye Xingyuan set up an iron factory in the county, so of course he does not intend to let go of the nearby resources.
He was waiting for the Meng Mine Master to say this, but he was not anxious and pretended to hesitate and said: "This matter is very important. The iron factory is a military and national affairs. The emperor and all the masters of the cabinet are very concerned. Although I am willing to introduce private capital, I have not been able to support it at the top.
The mine owners have the intention to do their best to do this, which can be regarded as a great good for the country and the people. However, whether it can be accomplished or not, I still have to ask for instructions. If you cannot agree hastily today, you still need to discuss it again."
When Sha Yimao heard Ye Xingyuan's tone relaxed, she hurriedly said, "Please be careful, so be sure to make this happen. If you need some work in the middle, we can contribute as much as possible and have a different kind of filial piety to the adults."
He is a nouveau riche on the border. Although he is cunning, he is not allowed to speak in the end and he is not at ease. Ye Xingyuan said with a righteous spirit: "The master of the sand mine is so bad. I am willing to mediate because you are sincere and beneficial to the country and the people. Is it for the sake of bribery? Don't mention this again!"
Sha Yimao ate it and was angry. He said that there is no cat in the world who does not steal fishy food, and no official who does not greedy for money? Don’t look at you being serious at this time, and you will not believe that you will get a share of the money in the future.
It is not easy to urge you anymore. The four of them said goodbye together, worried when they went home, and discussed again, intending to take care of the whole country in private and not mention the matter.
Ye Xingyuan withdrew everyone, and Lu Shiyi Niang came back to report, "My lord has given me a letter, I don't know how the effect is?"
Ye Xingyuan laughed and said, "You are so terrifying that these four mine owners are so scared that they are so scared that our arrangement has reached seven or eight points. Next, it depends on them who are trying to die."
Ironworks factory was just being planned, and Ye Xingyuan's secret letter had not been long since he entered Beijing, and even the emperor's approval had not yet come back. How could the eunuchs from the East Factory have had time to arrive here? The dialogue that the owner of the Meng mine heard was directed and acted by Lu Shiyi Niang, just a play.
However, although people are not real, things are indeed true. If the Sha, Meng, Mao, and Jin families had not dug such a big hole for themselves, they would not have been scared today.
In recent years, the emperor has indulged the Silijian and the Dongchang, and the power of the internal officials has further expanded in the capital. The eunuch party and Qingliu fought endlessly. He was no longer the cowardly appearance of Emperor Longping in the early and mid-term ascension. Perhaps the local gentry in the south of the Yangtze River was still not yet aware of it, but the mine owners in the north were all trembling, afraid of settlement of the accounts after the autumn.
The four families of Sha, Meng, Mao and Jin were also confused because they had such worries in their hearts.
But Lu Shiyi Niang was still a little puzzled by Ye Xingyuan's methods, so she asked: "Your Majesty scares them and asks them to use some money to break money and eliminate disasters. Why do they need to invest? Since this ironware factory is hosted by the adults, it will definitely make a profit in the future. Wouldn't this give them dividends for free?"
Ye Xingyuan said: "You are still too young. It is not difficult for me to extort thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver, but if they want to take half of their lives, they will definitely fight with me and not give them some sweetness as an excuse to numb themselves. How could they be willing?
As for dividends... Can Eleventh Lady know how much small shareholders who do not have voting rights and do not have restrictions under the Company Law will be exploited?"
Lu Shiyi Niang was stunned. She could only understand the words "small shareholder" and "explosion". I think the adults didn't think of any good ideas, so they couldn't help but watch silently for the mine owners.
As long as the other party took the initiative to jump into the trap, Ye Xingyuan didn't have to worry too much. The four families looked for people everywhere and said they were willing to invest. Jiang Keqing was surprised by this. He didn't know why the four local mining masters who had always been lazy to deal with business were suddenly so active.
Could it be that Ye Xingyuan showed some magical iron smelting methods that made them flock to him? Jiang Keqing was unhappy, but he couldn't stop him, but he was just secretly worried.
He was appointed to be a special zone transfer envoy, completely breaking the original pace of promotion, not just to use the east wind to gilt. Although the letters of several adults in the court were vague, this kind of thing was not to be explained explicitly, and it would not fall into words - he was here to suppress and restrain Ye Xingyuan.
Jiang Keqing knew in his heart that with his nature, he was unwilling to do such things. But he was also a wise person, and sometimes it was inevitable to make necessary sacrifices for the overall situation. Therefore, he worked diligently and observed secretly. When Ye Xingyuan revealed his flaws, he could put them in a single blow.
However, he has been here for a while, and Ye Xingyuan has done many major events, but he has not found any opportunity to take advantage of.
It is not that Ye Xingyuan is so flawless. From the perspective of the old official, he is young and has many places that are not well taken care of, and it is not without any mistakes. However, Jiang Keqing sadly discovered that he could not take advantage of these mistakes.
Because what Ye Xingyuan did was unprecedented, Jiang Keqing was familiar with the books of sages and was also familiar with common affairs. However, things like piaohao and ironware were not his specialty. If he wanted to target Ye Xingyuan, he always felt unsure, so he did not dare to act rashly.
He is a cautious person, he never makes plans and then acts. He is not sure about it, and he will not take action. Shoufu Yan also likes him, so he appointed him. His current steady personality has become an obstacle to him.
Why can't Ye Xingyuan handle some government affairs well? In this way, the scheming Jiang Ke could catch his braid early in the morning, but now Ye Xingyuan let go of all government affairs in the jurisdiction, focusing on economics, and doing new tricks. How can people buy it?
Besides, this is also a matter of the Special Administrative Region. Ye Xing went to do things in a long time, and some of them were encouraged by Jiang Keqing. He couldn't say much, so he could only wait patiently.
The transfer of fortune is ok, and the deputy envoy secretly pushed the matter of the four major players investing in the iron factory. The three families of Sha, Meng and Mao produced 6 million kilograms of iron ore every year, and the Jin family produced 4 million kilograms of coal every year, accounting for a total of 30% of the shares.
Ye Xingyuan still felt that this amount was small, but he still had 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver a year, which was about 70% of the three companies produced. He could only secretly complain that the current steel production is too low.
However, imagine that a small mine in a remote county can have almost thousands of tons of coal and iron production. Compared with the feudal era of the earth with low productivity, Xuanyuan World still has a great leading advantage.
"It's barely enough..." Ye Xingyuan was a little overwhelmed. Compared with the booming financial industry, the coal and iron industry that has not yet improved is not enough.
However, his main purpose is to control the four major mines in his own hands and reintegrate the power of Qiongguan County.
Of course, the four companies are not fools. While investing in the shares, they also expressed that they must have a profit guarantee. If the ironworks factory cannot make a profit, they will have to compensate the four companies accordingly. Ye Xingyuan agreed immediately without caring about it at all.
So the four mine owners, Sha, Meng, Mao and Jin, went happily. On the one hand, they felt that they had finally saved their lives and would find someone to mediate in the future to see if they could eliminate their hatred with the prince. On the other hand, they also hoped that this was a good investment and might even catch a hen that lays golden eggs.
Ye Xingyuan began to carry out construction work in a intensive manner. The ironworks factory should be as close to the mining area as possible, but in order to avoid being subject to the jurisdiction of the four mines, it should not be too close, and the transportation of finished products must also be considered.
He inspected several places and finally found a large piece of wasteland on the Fen River southwest of the county town. He tentatively appointed this as the address of the iron factory and reported it to the court. Now the iron factory is the agency of the court, and he only handles the matter and has no right to make a decision. He has to wait until the eunuch sent by the court to admirate the iron factory to arrive before he can make the final decision.
However, Emperor Longping also supported Ye Xingyuan. The governor and eunuch of the Iron Factory were only positioned as the sixth rank, and were on par with Ye Xingyuan, probably so that he could take charge of the business and not be restricted. He also issued an order to clearly state that all business matters were controlled by the Special Zone Transportation Organ, and eunuchs only served as supervisor.
It was equivalent to finding a military supervisor for himself - Ye Xingyuan didn't care, because Jian was in the heart of the emperor, Emperor Longping's attention and trust in him exceeded most of the internal officials. He also had the right to write a secret letter to the Jinyiwei, so he was not afraid of being covered by eunuchs.
To this end, it is worth it to bring the relationship with the emperor closer and at the same time, and it is completely worth it.
The eunuch of the Admiral East Factory was finally appointed as Wang Li, the former Imperial Horse Prison. Ye Xingyuan remembered that he had also dealt with him, so he planned to seize Li Cheng's sword and gave it to his godfather Wang Ren. Later, he was forced to take the blame for his slaughter. Unexpectedly, he was now here.
This is probably Wang Ren showed goodwill to him again - Ye Xingyuan always had this feeling. Wang Ren was actually the most trusted eunuch around Emperor Longping, but Ye Xingyuan was not familiar with him. He had seen Eunuch An who always followed Emperor Longping several times.
Wang Ren returned the treasure sword and showed his gratitude clearly, but he did not take it further later, so Ye Xingyuan did not take it seriously.
He had doubts in his heart, so he went to Qingfei to discuss it. Qingfei heard him tell the cause and effect and frowned and said, "If you are right, this prince must have made great plans. I have also heard of this person's reputation and know that he has ambitions. If he is given a chance, he will be a powerful eunuch."
Concubine Qing didn't know much about the world and didn't have much information, but she had extraordinary knowledge and grew up in the inner palace since she was a child and had enough knowledge of the creatures like eunuchs. Wang Ren was a steadfast person and was in the position of eunuchs, the most popular eunuch in Silijian, but unexpectedly she did not receive much criticism.
Most of the infamous were brought back by the East and West Factory No. 2. But if you look closely, the real core of the eunuch party must be this eunuch.
With this hidden and invisible ability, this kind of mind is extremely terrifying. And he was so kind to others, and he was so polite to Ye Xingyuan, who was just a juren at that time, and said that he had other purposes, who would believe it?
Chapter completed!