Chapter 153                                                                                                                             

Zhou Mengchen pointed at various buildings for Jiajing, and there was also a lot of trouble in his heart.

This is Zhou Mengchen's masterpiece.

This city is a monument left by Zhou Mengchen in this world.

Even if we don’t mention how many new technologies and achievements are there in the project, and how many scientific measurement methods have been used to greatly reduce the construction period. Zhou Mengchen’s work was very successful in terms of labor-for-relief. Hundreds of thousands of refugees have begun to return home one after another.

Although they did not save much money, they at least survived this cold winter. And after the beginning of spring, the land must be prepared for spring plowing.

These people who escaped, either have their own land in their hometowns or do not have their own land, may now make a living. After all, the Tartars went south and killed so many people, and the land is still there this year, so people always need to farm.

As a tenant, you may live in poverty. But you can always survive.

This is enough for many people.

And it's not just that, there are even tens of thousands of people staying in the capital.

Some of these people have become miners near Beijing, miners, miners, miners, and miners. From the beginning of cement to the present, the prices have shown a trend of free falling. Now they have fallen by one qian and one stone. Zhou Mengchen feels that this may not be the final price.

After the high price of cement was adjusted, it completely defeated the so-called Jiujiu and Eighteen Grays in the entire Hebei region. Even some people who had only lived in adobe houses before gritted their teeth and sold some cement when building houses.

Of course, the reason for lowering prices is because the production capacity is too high.

Now the entire outer city north city occupies half of the urban area, and there is thick smoke rolling every day, as if some monsters and monsters are appearing hideously.

The entire cement industry can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Of course, in addition to these people, there are also many people who use various methods to stay in the capital, so I won’t go into details.

In short, although Beijing has expanded nearly four times the space at once. Most of the South City and some parts of the North City are filled with it. Of course, except for these places, most of the places are empty.

Zhou Mengchen's real estate plan has begun now.

However, at this time, it was no longer the government's plan. It was Zhou Mengchen's private plan.

After all, Zhou Mengchen was recruiting Xu Wei for nearly 3,000 taels or even more a year. Zhou Mengchen suddenly realized that his money seemed to be insufficient. This was just a Shuntian Mansion and a city wall construction project. If Zhou Mengchen did more things outside, he would only need more and less staff.

One day in the future, Zhou Mengchen's staff will spend 10,000 taels a year, and Zhou Mengchen is not surprised.

Zhou Mengchen naturally had to solve his worries first.

He first sold the land of the imperial village. After all, a large part of the imperial village was occupied by the city wall. The land at the foot of the city wall was not well located and there would be no good harvest. Then he sold the land on both sides of several main roads in the outer city of Beijing.

By the way, a group of three-story houses were built with the help of the construction team that built the city wall.

Although this is a little bit about using power for personal gain. But in this era, this little bit of using power for personal gain is nothing. The beginning of the low combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp was to let the soldiers start to build Beijing City. Then it was promoted by emperors of all generations, so that the private service of nobles and officials became commonplace.

Zhou Mengchen at least gave him some face. He gave him money and paid according to the normal wage.

And it is not so easy to buy and sell land in Beijing. If it weren’t for the good relationship that Zhou Mengchen had maintained with so many nobles, it is not so easy to replace this good land.

Now Zhou Mengchen is planning to use these houses as warehouses and shops in the future. As long as Beijing City is still there, it will be the foundation of future generations. Think about how many streets can be found within the Third Ring Road of Beijing in the future, how rich would it be.

Some of the Zhou family's industries, such as the printing shop, have also been restored. However, the hospital has confirmed that it will settle in the inner city and will not move back outside the city.

Before he knew it, Zhou Mengchen had already arranged many things. Even if he left the capital, everything he had in the capital would not be rootless duckweed.

Jiajing and his group stopped and named each city gate along the way.

When he arrived in the North City, Jiajing didn't have the intention to continue watching. After all, Jiajing looked at the 200-mile city wall for a whole morning. Although he felt that it was very majestic, it was just that.

Jiajing and Zhou Mengchen sat alone on the carriage. The cabinet ministers behind also had carriages, but later some ministers had to run away.

Jiajing said to Zhou Mengchen: "To be honest, I have never thought that you can really do this."

Zhou Mengchen said: "I am a fox and a tiger. Without His Majesty's dragon power, how can I convince the nobles of all families so easily?"

Jiajing said, "Do you know where I wish to appreciate you?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "I don't know."

Jiajing said, "It's not your ability to build. Cement is amazing, but it is also a powerful weapon for the country. But I think it is important, but not the most important. What I admire most is the ability to manage finances. I have never thought that if you have such a method, you will make something out of nothing. If I tell the world now that the imperial court built this outer city of Beijing for about 10,000 or 20,000 taels of silver, I guess no one can believe it."

Although most of the money of the entire project was created by Zhou Mengchen. Overall, Zhou Mengchen still emptied the Shuntian Prefecture Treasury, and this part of the food, grass and silver were about 20,000 taels.

This is also Shuntian Prefecture, where do other prefectures and counties have so much money?

Zhou Mengchen said: "Even if I have thousands of abilities and do not know what Your Majesty knows, I am just a yin and yang official in Wuchang. My merits are my wisdom of knowing people."

Jiajing pointed to the cement workshop with black smoke and said, "You gave me 30% of the members of this workshop. Last year, all of them were provided for free and paving the roads with the city. But even so, he paid 5,000 taels of silver from the palace. If the cement of the entire city wall is considered silver, it would not be an exaggeration. Zhou Qing was selfless, and this could be done by himself. But he gave it to the court. I cannot without saying that I originally wanted to give you a title, but I thought you didn't want it. I heard that your imperial patrol is gone, so I will give you three imperial patrols outside the city. In addition, I will give you 10% of these 30% of the members."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen habitually refused: "Your Majesty, how can I receive this heavy reward? Please take it back."

Jiajing said, "Do you think I am a fool? I can see clearly. Yan Song is greedy, Xu Jie is honest in Beijing, but Songjiang Prefecture wants his surname to be Xu. It's okay, after all, he is the person who works for me, and I can't let them have a decent position. Only you, not only did you not make a penny in the entire project, but you spent a lot of money on it. Cement, a country's important weapon, is not an exaggeration. If they take it themselves, I will not reward you. You are an honest person, so I will naturally have to compensate you one or two."

Zhou Mengchen never expected that Jiajing was as insightful as watching the corruption in the court. Or it was used to it.

Don't care.

This made Zhou Mengchen not know what to say for a moment. Ask Jiajing to punish corruption. Zhou Mengchen couldn't say this. After all, the current situation in the Ming Dynasty officialdom has its own reasons, and it is not enough to say it. But the reward is too heavy, so there is no need to say about the imperial village. Just the shares of the cement workshop will be worthless in the future.

Jiajing said, "I have decided, don't say it anymore. You have made great contributions now. How do I want you to come to the Ministry of Revenue?"

Jiajing's tone was not about inquiring, but with a sense of notification. In Jiajing's view, Zhou Mengchen was promoted to the Minister of Revenue from Shuntian to the Minister of Revenue, which was a step forward and would never refuse. Jiajing had thought about this arrangement for a long time.

Zhou Mengchen is good at managing finances and is not greedy.

Although Jiajing was used to seeing the corruption of the people below, it was not that he didn't want to take care of it, but that he couldn't take care of it. He was also worried about the increasing shortage of resources for the court. If Zhou Mengchen could become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he would feel much more at ease if he performed well in the future and became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

It's just that he got an answer that he never expected.
Chapter completed!