Chapter 168: The Yangtze River Delta

Wusong River, luxury ship.

Zhao Gongzi is still dressed as a straw hat boy, but the second king only thinks that he is unreasonable and has the demeanor of a famous man, and he does not think it is abrupt at all.

There is no way, people who have the blessing of money ability have their own beauty function.

What's more, although Zhao Hao wears a lower rib, his demeanor and tone are still as sunny and snowy as before.

"The two of you can agree with the willfulness of my son, I am really grateful." What he said was just that, Zhao Shouzheng announced to the people of the county that the second phase of the project would be paid.

"Childe, we have already earned so much, and it is only natural to give some to the people." Wang Shimao is the Langya Wang family after all, and his speech is still very level.

It's just that I don't know if it's in my heart or in the scene.

After all, compared to the little money spent, it is still not cost-effective to make Zhao Gongzi unhappy.

"Yes, Childe." Wang Mengxiang also smiled generously: "The company wants Kunshan to take root, so that the people can get some benefits, and we will get more benefits!" ”

"Uncle is insightful!" Zhao Hao gave a thumbs up and praised it. Let Xu Weizhi, who is on duty today, bring the map.

Then Zhao Hao drew a triangle with Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Jiangyin, and explained to the two: "Please see, the triangle in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River includes Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou. Combined, these six prefectures contributed one-third of the Ming Dynasty's taxes, which can be described as the richest place in the world. ”

"Hmm." The two listened to Zhao Gongzi talk about the macro strategy, and they were busy leaning over and listening, lest they miss a word and miss the opportunity to improve.

"These six prefectures are Jiangnan in the narrow sense. Not only is it the richest, but it is also highly interconnected and integrated with each other, and I call it the 'Yangtze River Delta' - the golden triangle region of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River! ”

"Yangtze River Delta?" The two kings' eyes widened, this was indeed a fresh perspective that they had never thought of.

"Whoever controls the Yangtze River Delta will master the lifeblood of the Ming economy." Zhao Hao said lightly: "This is also the company's long-term goal. ”

"Hiss......" The second king gasped, Wang Mengxiang patted his thigh, widened his eyes and said: "Childe named the company 'Jiangnan Company', which is what it means." ”

"What a big ambition!" Wang Shimao suddenly felt that this was much more interesting than being an official.

Seeing the restless look of the two, Zhao Haoxin said, I haven't talked about 'the economic base determines the superstructure'......

Of course, for at least ten years, he will never say it.

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In the big ship, Zhao Hao revealed the ambitions of Jiangnan Company to the two directors for the first time.

Speaking of which, the way he established the Jiangnan Company was very different from the Xishan Company.

When establishing Xishan Company, Zhao Hao first put forward the concept of "company" and meticulously formulated the "Articles of Association". It also raised shares publicly, convened a general meeting of shareholders, elected the board of directors and the board of supervisors, and appointed management.

For the daily operation of the company, it is also required to hold regular meetings of the board of directors in accordance with the articles of association to discuss major matters of the company. The Supervisory Board supervises the Board of Directors and management at all times to prevent malfeasance and corruption.

It can be said that he completely runs Xishan Company in accordance with the perfect company system of later generations.

When it comes to Jiangnan Company, it is said that once born and twice matured, the system should be more perfect, and the decision-making should be more transparent.

However, on the contrary, Zhao Gongzi turned the tide this time, completely ignoring the modern enterprise system, completely ignoring the opinions of minority shareholders, and openly engaging in a big talk, which was no different from the traditional business name at this time.

The reason is very simple - Zhao Hao knows that he will not be based in Beijing, so he wants to institutionalize and formalize Xishan Company as soon as possible, and embark on the road of self-development and self-restraint of a public company. In this way, the interests of him, a major shareholder far away in Jiangnan, can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

And Zhao Hao set Jiangnan as the base camp of the future, and was ready to work here in person, so he naturally wanted to ensure that his power would not be boycotted for a long time, so that he could throw off his arms and work hard.

For this reason, he had no plans to publicly issue shares of Jiangnan Company at all. The shareholders who are brought in are also close natural allies, and their role is to act as an umbrella for the company in the early stages, so as not to be coveted.

But Zhao Hao never wanted them to interfere with his absolute right to speak, so he even engaged in mysticism to promote the shareholders' personality cult of him......

To put it bluntly, he wanted Xishan to have a lot of different voices, so he adopted the 'Xishan model'. I hope that Jiangnan Company has only one voice, so it is replaced by the 'Jiangnan model', and that's it.

People always choose only what is good for them, not the most advanced way.

This makes perfect sense.

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"If we want to conquer this area, we must first study it carefully, figure it out, and then specify a feasible plan to implement it step by step."

I only heard Zhao Hao say to the two kings in a deep voice: "This region has different characteristics from the whole country, and traditional agriculture has taken a back seat in the Yangtze River Delta. Less and less rice is grown in the fields of the common people, and more and more mulberry trees and cotton are being planted instead. This is because the prosperity of the silk weaving and cotton spinning industries in the Yangtze River Delta allows the people to grow cash crops to obtain higher returns. ”

At the same time, the serious annexation of Jiangnan caused more than ninety percent of the people to lose their land. These peasants, who had left the land, continued to pour into the cities and became industrial and commercial practitioners, which promoted the further prosperity of the industry. When industry and commerce developed to a certain extent, the division of labor appeared. In fact, the entire Yangtze River Delta region has completed the primary division of labor, which is why I see it as a whole. ”

"Hmm." Wang Mengxiang said with deep thought: "Let Gongzi say that it is true, the silk weaving industry in Suzhou and Hangzhou, the cotton spinning industry in Songjiang, the silk reeling industry in Jiaxing and Huzhou provide raw silk for the silk weaving industry, and Changzhou is the distribution center of grain. ”

"Therefore, the Gangnam region needs a commercial center to provide a platform for all provinces and counties to conduct trade." Zhao Hao said, pointing to the center of the triangle and said:

"And Suzhou Mansion is in the center of the Yangtze River Delta, so it has become the center of the south of the Yangtze River, and it has become the most prosperous city in the Ming Dynasty!"

Saying that, he sighed lightly and said: "But because of this, Suzhou City is not suitable as the base camp of Jiangnan Company. ”

"Why is that?" Wang Shimao was a little puzzled, should he control a place, shouldn't he control the most prosperous city? ”

"Because Suzhou City is too prosperous, there are too many constraints, and the space left for us is too small." Zhao Hao said with a faint smile and said: "So I chose to avoid Suzhou City and copy Kunshan County!" ”

"Copy Kunshan?" Wang Mengxiang tasted it carefully, and his eyes gradually brightened: "What a 'copy of the bottom', wonderful!" Gongzi Dong Candle Gao sees that our Jiangnan company occupies the right time and place, how can there be no reason not to be happy? ”

P.S. I'm sorry guys, but I took a break from my eyes today, and I only started work in the afternoon. I've only written two chapters so far, and I'm starting to cry again...... Not impressed.