Chapter 226: Political Economy
Perhaps Jieli's arrival was too shocking, Yun Hao thought that a person who should not come to Chang'an the most should actually come. In any case, Yun Hao couldn't have imagined that Zhang Zhongjian, a bastard, would dare to come to Chang'an.
Yun Hao really wants to kill this bastard, but he can't! After killing this bastard, Li Jing will fight hard with himself. Li Jing has just defeated the Eastern Turks, and he will return to Chang'an from the steppe in half a month. At this time, it is better not to provoke Li Jing, who is just popular.
This guy bears the name of an envoy, and the king has no shortage of rods. It is said that the sincerity and humility of the national writing are extremely humble, and Li Er is very happy to see it.
The current Li Er is quite shameless, as long as the national book praises him to the fullest. He will happily show the demeanor of the emperor of the Celestial Empire, and there is absolutely no ambiguity in the reward. It's like Yuangai Suwen, a sycophant letter mixed with the name of the king of Goryeo. As for accommodating Wang Gao Jianwu, Li Er didn't even mention it.
There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies between nations, only eternal interests! Hammerston's words are also valid in Datang. It turns out that politicians of this species are pragmatists.
Every time a strong neighbor comes, he will definitely come to the Nanshan test site to visit. However, except for big people like Feng An, the others were all received by Honglu Temple. Li Er didn't have time, and took people to watch the blasting all day long.
Watching this brutal weapon, it is important to work safely. Feng An's matter is definitely an exception. But when Zhang Zhongjian came to see, accidents were inevitable.
When the bombs were cast, the bastards increased the dosage of the bombs. At the same time, the torsion of the trebuchet is reduced. Zhang Zhongjian wanted to see more clearly, so he ......! So Zhang Zhongjian's face was smoked like an African chicken, and of course, the hair on his head also turned into big waves, and he was as tidal as he wanted. Put on jeans and you're a hippie.
Feng Ang raised it for several days before his ears completely got rid of the buzzing sound. Feng Ang is not Li Er, of course he wants to come to Chang'an to run the relationship. Find this one to drink today, and find that one to eat tomorrow. Eat, drink, play and have fun, and listen to the details of Chang'an.
Whoever can cut the land and reign as king has two brushes. In just three or five days, Feng Ang figured out Yun Hao's status among the nobles of Chang'an. Feng Ang regretted very much that his initial momentary mood caused a lot of trouble.
A smart person is a smart person, after knowing Yun Hao's status. Feng Ang brought dozens of carloads of local products to visit the famous Duke of Chu. It is also beautiful, I want to taste the Yun family's food.
I inquired about Yun Hao's temperament early, what medicinal materials, brocade, calligraphy and paintings, and the four treasures of the study were not brought. Huge coral, whole piece of jade, agate that only two people can move. Seeing Yun Hao's heart fluttering, that is to say, this is the attitude that a visit should have. Seeing these things, any hatred and resentment can be almost resolved. Unlike those mallets from the grassland, giving Lao Tzu a thousand sheep and a hundred and ten cows, will Lao Tzu's family be short of sheep?
"Gong Wu is polite!" Looking at the huge agate, Yun Hao's eyes were about to smile. A few days ago, when I saw the agate tabletop that Lao Cheng made for Qin Qiong, my eyes were so red that I didn't want it. Now Feng Ang has sent this piece, which is more than twice as big as Lao Cheng's. Grinding it into a tabletop, adding three or five people to eat is not a problem.
"Huh! Chu Gong is a young talent in my Tang Dynasty, and I wanted to visit for a long time. It's really a few days ago, and my ears are not good. Along the way, I saw the style of your Lintong, and the first town of my Datang is none other than Lintong of Chu Gong. Feng Ang is fifty and two this year, and after living for more than 50 years, it is the first time he has seen such a rich place. Feng Ang said very sincerely, because what he said was the truth.
Looking at the world of the Tang Dynasty, when it comes to prosperity, Lintong can be called the first. With the Yun family as the center, the closer the radiation is, the richer it becomes. No way, it's all about producing manufactured goods. It is still closely related to the lives of ordinary people, and it is very difficult not to make money. Many things are limited to technical bottlenecks, and even if other nobles imitate them, they can't imitate them.
The wages in the factory are rising every year, and the workers not only have year-end bonuses. There is also a perfect attendance award, and the craftsman who has worked all his life can't figure it out. My grandfather paid me a salary, and it was a matter of course to go to work. Why do you want to set up a full attendance award, in the end, the big guys unanimously agreed. The grandfather was afraid that the big guy would have a hard time, so he set up a name to send money to himself.
The working class of the Tang Dynasty is dignified, and although they are not rich, they will never accept the food that comes to them.
organized a group of elderly workers to come to Yun's house to petition. Yan Yan refused to be a bullshit attendance award, and the resoluteness of his attitude made Yun Hao dumbfounded. I was so angry that my hands trembled, and I had to persuade each other with good words. They are all people in their fifties and sixties, and if there is a cerebral congestion, they will be in big trouble.
Killing Yun Hao didn't expect that this incident also made a by-product. The trade unions were born, the conscious organizations of the workers. The first thing to do is to check the accounts. As long as unreasonable benefits are found, they will be cut.
In the words of the old rich man, the head of the trade union: "The old man has lived for almost 60 years, and if he can eat enough, he has been in Lintong for all these years." There is meat to eat, and all that enjoys happiness creates iniquity. can't give such a high salary, all of them have become lazy, and there will be a day when they can't eat. The grandfather is kind-hearted, but he can't be a loser. Defeated Lintong, everyone has to go to beg for food. ”
Yun Hao really didn't have anything to say, he didn't say a word. What can you say as a capitalist in the face of workers who automatically help themselves save money?
Feng Ang walked all the way and saw factories. The neat and tidy workers' new village, the houses are all the same. They were all stacked up, and it was said that the people who lived in the building ate and drank and Lazar in it. Even mountain spring water can flow automatically into the house.
The streets of Lintong are as neat as if they have been licked by dogs, and they are outrageously clean. The carriage had gone all the way, and there was not a single horse manure on the ground. Carriages come and go, and there is a cloth pocket hanging behind the horse's buttocks. Ox carts, a common thing in the countryside, are nowhere to be seen.
People on the side of the street, waiting under a wooden sign. There was still a queue, and a huge carriage drove over. The people in line boarded the wagon, and everyone threw money into the cart's box.
Feng Zhidai, who was in charge of inquiring about the news, told Feng Ang that it was called a public carriage. Each person only needs to spend two big children, and they can take a carriage to the vicinity of their destination. It is said that there is also a long-distance carriage that can pull people to the gate of Chang'an City all the time.
Feng Ang is like an old farmer who has just entered the city, and the rows of shops shocked Feng Ang even more. Compared with Lintong, the Guangzhou business that he is proud of is not worth mentioning at all.
Shocked one after another, Feng Ang completely surrendered. It's just such a county, and the annual tax is definitely higher than the thirteen states in Lingnan. To learn from the capable Duke of Chu, Feng Ang is very interested in things that can make money. There were more than thirty sons in his house, and tens of thousands of slaves to support. Although he holds the land of the 13 states of Lingnan, Lingnan has always been a place where prisoners are distributed.
Most of the people are so poor that they are scum, and although those barbarian kings do not drop scum, they can only eat their stomachs. In the mouths of a group of people who feed on bananas, can you pull out the gold?
You have to ask the Duke of Chu for advice, how can you make such a place.
"Duke Wu holds the thirteen states of Lingnan, and he still has to do business with his younger brother?" Hearing Feng An's request, Yun Hao said in some surprise.
"There are great difficulties, I heard that the elder brother has the ability of Tao Zhugong. I specially came to ask the virtuous brother for some advice. Feng Ang showed humility that did not match his identity.
Sure enough, there is money that can make ghosts grind, in fact, Yun Hao is also thinking about how to partner with Feng Ang to do business. No way, people's territory is in the tropics. What can't be grown in Chang'an, everyone can grow it. Sugarcane is a thing in Lingnan that often rots in the ground. Why don't you know how to squeeze it into sugar, and I don't see what price the white sugar in Chang'an City is sold for.
And the rubber that Yun Hao wants the most, God knows what rubber means to industry. With rubber, Yun Hao was 100% sure that he could make a steam engine. With the steam engine, mechanical power will make the world of Datang advance by leaps and bounds.
I miss the iron-clad steamer running around, and I miss the train that screams "woo" and "woo". Only by connecting this vast empire together can the country fall apart.
Forget about the tobacco, you can plant it in Chang'an and poison the Tang Dynasty. There are many nobles in the Tang Dynasty, and it is not a big deal to poison a group.
"Uh......! Smoke a cigarette! Yun Hao took out a delicate pure gold cigarette case, took out a cigarette and handed it to Feng An. I don't know when it began, Chang'an Xungui had to salute each other after meeting.
Feng Ang obviously had tasted tobacco. took the cigarette roll handed over by Yun Hao and lit it at the match in Yun Hao's hand. Take a deep breath and let out a long puff of smoke.
"Brother don't talk about it, I'm really hard to mention. Lingnan is rich in products, and Chang'an is rich in purchasing power. Take white sugar as an example, it is not worth much in Lingnan at all. It can be trafficked to Chang'an, but it is worth a thousand gold. Why? The road is long, and the loss on the road is too huge.
If you want to make money in Lingnan, you can't do it with the natives. Not to mention the people, how many taels of oil can you squeeze out of lice? ”
"Oh! Brother means ......! Feng Ang took a puff of his cigarette and said.
"If Wu Gong wants to make money in Guangzhou, he has to build a port. Fuzhou, Quanzhou, plus Guangzhou, Leizhou, Qinzhou! All of them are built into ports, and things in Lingnan can follow the trade winds. Traveling all the way north along the sea, the loading capacity of the sea ship is thousands of times that of ox carts and carriages.
Follow the coastline all the way to Dengzhou, and then enter the canal to go straight to the Central Plains. The freight used will be greatly reduced, or take sugar as an example, the cost will be reduced by more than 70%. What Lingnan can sell to Chang'an is not just sugar. At that time, the old brother will not have anything else, just eat the tax of the port, and he will eat a lot of money. ”
Feng Ang didn't speak, lowered his head and pondered. Yun Hao said very temptingly, the tax revenue of the port is definitely a big entry. But I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't tell him where it is.
The tobacco in his hand curled with green smoke, Feng Ang didn't speak, and Yun Hao didn't speak. Feng Zhidai looked at his father nervously, and Yun Hao leaned back on the back of the chair leisurely.
"Will the imperial court send troops to Lingnan?" Feng Ang expressed his worries, as a warlord, he was most worried about whether the imperial court would send troops to Lingnan.
"It's all the land of the Tang Dynasty, and it's necessary to garrison troops. But! The thirteen prefectures are all the places of the Duke of Wu, and if the imperial court garrison causes conflict, it will not be good. In my opinion, Wu Gong built a sailor wharf in Yazhou. You also know that Yazhou is an island, and there is no output there. It is most appropriate for the imperial court to send troops to reclaim. The imperial court invested money to be a maritime businessman, and it had to be escorted by a sailor. ”
Yazhou is the Hainan Island of later generations. Hainan in these years is far from being a tourist mecca in people's hearts. However, it is a place for officials to make mistakes, and the poor mountains and rivers are rampant. Except for typhoons and the scorching sun, there is nothing missing. It's really uninhabitable!
Yun Hao set up the naval army base on Hainan Island, which is the most suitable. It is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and there is no need to worry about finding a natural harbor. Moreover, it will not irritate Feng Ang too much. After all, people in these days are far less interested in the sea than they are in the desire for land.
Sure enough, Feng Ang heard that Yun Hao wanted Yazhou. The tense face immediately relaxed, and people didn't go to that place in Yazhou. It's great that the imperial court actually wants that place! As long as the imperial court does not send troops in Lingnan, there will be no damage to the Feng family's power.
"If it's Yazhou, then it's naturally no problem. The old man would conquer the people and choose a good port in Yazhou as the place where the imperial court sailors were stationed. Feng Ang didn't think about it, and agreed to come down.
Yun Hao stretched out one palm, and Feng Ang stretched out another palm. The two palms "snapped" together, and this was considered the head of the two families, and an agreement had been reached. As for the affairs of the imperial court, it is natural to coordinate with the powerful Duke of Chu.
After the business is over, it is natural to eat and drink. It's just that between the staggering, Feng Ang always felt that Yun Hao's smile was a little weird.
It's still a loss of lack of knowledge, and political economy is not something that ordinary people can understand.
The seaport built in Lingnan will greatly facilitate north-south logistics. The North needs supplies from the South, and the South needs money from the North. After more money, who the hell still farms. When the thirteen states of Lingnan could not get rid of the imperial court economically. It was Feng An's unlucky day, and he didn't need to use his sword at that time. As long as the port in Lingnan is blocked, Feng An, who is bent on business, can starve to death.
Seeing Feng Ang away, Yun Hao had a pondering smile on his face. Ships are easy to build, but harbors are not easy to make. If you do it yourself, it won't be enough to fill in the entire Yun family. With Feng An's big head, he can build several more ports in Lingnan without spending a penny. Moreover, there is a naval base in Hainan.
Of course, if you plant rubber in Hainan, you won't tell Feng Ang if you kill Yun Hao.
A chamberlain in his fifties quietly appeared behind Yun Hao, Yun Hao glanced back and said softly: "Go back and report to Your Majesty, the matter is done." Feng Ang has agreed to build a port in Lingnan! ”