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    Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s heart hurts a lot.

    How many 30 million taels of silver are there in life?

    Just for this?

    This thing is made of gold, so it doesn¡¯t cost so much.

    Over the years, Emperor Hongzhi only managed to save thirty million taels.

    As for the income of the treasury, it is even worse. The tax money is pitiful, more than three million taels a year. The civil and military officials in the dynasty are all thinking about the internal money, and everyone has green eyes.  Country people don't understand the law. Your Majesty, you have money, so you pay the bill.

    Emperor Hongzhi was exhausted both mentally and physically by guarding his money every day.

    Who would have thought that each of these two guys would cost thirty million taels for such a thing.

    Of course, Emperor Hongzhi felt that this thing might be of great use, and its exquisite structure was truly ingenious and rarely seen in the world.

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    But at this time, Fang Jifan mentioned the old city, which made him confused.

    Fang Jifan said with a smile: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I and His Highness the Crown Prince have been shorting land in the old city for more than a year, spending tens of millions of taels of money on the railway lines and the old city.  Land, large-scale acquisitions, ahem Your Majesty, do you understand?"

    "I don't understand!"

    Emperor Hongzhi was a little angry.

    Fang Jifan was stunned. Damn it, His Majesty¡¯s IQ is very limited. He didn¡¯t understand such a simple truth.

    Fang Jifan coughed and looked embarrassed: "Your Majesty, why has the land price in the old city plummeted? This is because the distance between the old city and the Daming Palace is a bit far for many yamen. The distance is more than forty miles. If you walk or sit in a sedan chair, you can go back and forth.  , I'm afraid it will take a whole day. Even if it's a carriage, the congestion on this road will take two or three hours to go back and forth, and who knows what situation you will encounter on the way. But it's different now. You only need to go to the station and get on the bus at any time.  It only takes half an hour to arrive at the new city, which is not interesting to many princes and nobles. Buthow about the countless craftsmen and ordinary people?"

    Emperor Hongzhi was annoyed, but he still listened patiently to Fang Jifan's words.

    "And what Fang Jifan said made Emperor Hongzhi stunned.

    At this time, Fang Jifan said again: "They are ordinary people. Your Majesty, please think about it. The land price in this new city is too high. How can many poor officials, craftsmen, and ordinary people be able to buy properties in the new city?"  They can't afford a house in the old city, but living in the old city is too far away. Only by working in the new city can they get a good salary. Could it be that Your Majesty has the heart to let them have no house to live in? My son has already thought about it.  A large number of markets will be built at each station, and at the same time, a large number of houses will be built nearby. Although these houses have no courtyards, they are three to five stories high, and each house is only a few dozen square meters in area. The advantage is that the price is low.  One acre of land can be given to thirty or fifty households. How much money do you think this house costs? Your Majesty"

    When he mentioned this, Fang Jifan became very excited: "Your Majesty, it only costs five hundred taels of silver for such a good location. It is still close to the railway line. You can reach the new city in a blink of an eye when you leave.  The surrounding area is a good place in the bustling area of ??the old city.¡±

    "Not only that, I have already passed it. Many craftsmen can earn thirty to fifty taels of silver in a year. If you save these silvers, you can save at least twenty taels in a year. If you have a mother-in-law at home, you can work in a textile workshop.  I worked there and had another twenty taels of silver. After one year, I had a balance of forty taels of silver. There were still many small merchants and many poor officials. It might take ten years to save a house. Kechen decided to use Xishan  The purpose of the bank to provide them with low-interest loans is to enable everyone to have a house to live in. In this way, they only need a down payment of fifty taels of silver to move in, and the monthly loan repayment is only a mere two or three cents.  If you pay back ten or twenty years for two silver coins, you can use this house for a lifetime."

    Emperor Hongzhi: ""

    He couldn't help but said: "So, one acre of your land can be sold for two to thirty thousand taels of silver in the old city."

    "This is different." Fang Jifan looked confident and said with a smile: "This is not an ordinary place, this is a place along the railway line, where you can enjoy prosperity when you go out and peace when you enter, and where the whole family can be together and reunited. What's more,  This three- to five-story mansion also requires costs. I have to set up a market nearby, sell some shops, plan an elementary school, and build a theater so that ordinary people can enjoy the convenience and convenience of the new city.  bustling."

    Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but took a breath of cold air and said, "How much money did you pay for these lands?"

    Fang Jifan said coyly: "Two to three hundred and two acres."

    ? ?Emperor Zhi immediately began to calculate in his mind, and said: "How much did you and the prince buy?"

    Fang Jifan coughed: "More than a hundred thousand acres"

    Emperor Hongzhi: ""

    Fang Jifan coughed: "Your Majesty, you can't just look at profits, you also have to look at investment. If you want to renovate the old city, the investment will be staggering. Not to mention the railway, there will be a lot of groundbreaking and countless craftsmen will need to be recruited.  , In fact, your ministers and His Highness the Crown Prince have been under great pressure. Xishan Jianye has hundreds of thousands of people to feed. Without jobs, there will be no wages. Without wages, countless people will go hungry. How can they be hungry?  If you become a refugee under the Emperor's feet, if trouble breaks out, neither your ministers nor His Highness will be able to bear the responsibility."

    When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his face became tense and his eyes were calm.

    This is indeed a very serious matter. It is nothing more than ordinary refugees. If hundreds of thousands of people are hungry and are still under the emperor's feet, it will really shock the world.

    Fang Jifan added: "Furthermore, I and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have already calculated the reconstruction of the old city, the laying of railway tracks in the future, and the construction of the new city. The labor required in the future, from workshops to roads to residences,  As well as the countless woodware, lacquerware, heating supply, required coal mining, logging, mining it will also provide a large number of jobs for hundreds of thousands of people in the future. Your Majesty, the problem of the Ming refugees can be solved at once.  Moreover, these people, with their salaries, need basic necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and can greatly prosper business. This move by the ministers and the Crown Prince is all for the Ming Dynasty, for the country, and for the countless people who have no food, clothing, and hunger.  .¡±

    Whichever of the two is less harmful.

    You said that Fang Jifan was cheating people and making money by taking advantage of the renovation of the old city. But in fact, how many people who were not clothed and had no food to eat, and who should have died of starvation, actually benefited from this?

    Emperor Hongzhi looked cautious and said with narrowed eyes: "So, the land price in the old city will rise?"

    "Yes!" Fang Jifan stared at Emperor Hongzhi: "It may increase to more than ten times!"

    Emperor Hongzhi suddenly took another breath of surprise and said: "I still have a lot of land in the old city, right, such as the Forbidden City, andmany old government officesalong the railway, there seems to be still  There are some imperial concubines."

    "Yes." Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really a wise man."

    Emperor Hongzhi was too lazy to pay attention to Fang Jifan's polite words, and his heart became excited. He couldn't help being excited and his face turned red.

    He couldn't help but said: "So, the 30 million taels of silver used to build the railway can be easily recovered?"

    Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Not only can it be taken back easily, it will not only provide jobs for countless people, but also, with such a large amount of money, Xishan Jianye will continue to break ground and start a large number of railways. I and His Highness the Crown Prince have thought about it."  Next, a railway will be connected to Xishan. The anthracite coal from Xishan and countless goods can continuously reach the new city to supply the needs of the new city. They can even reach the dock of the old city through the canal.  Transportation to all parts of the world. In the future, there will be more and more railways. In this world, there is nothing that cannot be done with money. As long as there is money, even if it is to build a railway to Liaodong, as long as His Majesty gives an order, it only needs  In three days, in three days, there will be countless trains transporting large amounts of food and weapons, as well as tens of thousands of military horses, that can arrive in Liaodong. Any foreign race or rebellious people who dare to make trouble, the court can  Within ten days, mobilize all the power to eliminate it!"

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    Railways are of such great use.

    Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi began to be shocked.

    In this era, transportation is very difficult.

    It requires a lot of manpower, and manpower means countless losses. If a pound of grain is transported from the capital to Liaodong, more than half of the losses on the road may have been lost. But what about railway transportation?  With only a few dozen people, mountains of food can be delivered directly to the Liaodong army within half a month without loss.

    Not only that, the time required to assemble the army can be shortened countless times.

    There is also the transportation of manpower and the transportation of goods. Isn't this an artery that is sharper than the Grand Canal? It just appeared out of thin air.

    As for money This kind of thing, which was a huge difficulty in front of the emperor, seemed to have become a trivial matter in Fang Jifan's mouth.

    As he said, a large amount of money can be obtained from the land through the reconstruction of the old city. This money, to a certain extent, is a kind of internal primitive capital accumulation.

    For an empire as large as the Ming Dynasty, it is almost impossible to complete the accumulation of original capital through external plunder. It is completely a drop in the bucket. After all, a hundred paupers rob and squeeze 10,000 people, which is enough to make one person  Suddenly rich, the living conditions of the remaining ninety-nine people improved.  But one million people, to plunder and exploit 10,000 people This is a bit embarrassing. The result of mobilizing troops and mobilizing a large number of people may be to make ends meet.

    But this Fang Jifan

    Emperor Hongzhi stood up and couldn't help but walk to the car wall, gently stroking the car wall with his hand. The vibration of the train was transmitted through the car wall to the palm of his hand.

    He turned around and said something intriguing: "Is this car really built by the prince?"

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    Chapter two.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Robbery and exploitation of 10,000 people is enough to make one person rich, and the living conditions of the remaining 99 people can be improved.  But one million people, to plunder and exploit 10,000 people This is a bit embarrassing. The result of mobilizing troops and mobilizing a large number of people may be to make ends meet.

    But this Fang Jifan

    Emperor Hongzhi stood up and couldn't help but walk to the car wall, gently stroking the car wall with his hand. The vibration of the train was transmitted through the car wall to the palm of his hand.

    He turned around and said something intriguing: "Is this car really built by the prince?"

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    Chapter two.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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